SAN DIEGO, CA – A 38-year-old man was arrested in San Diego this past February after authorities responded to an apartment complex where they found an unresponsive woman who later died after being rushed to an area hospital. The suspect, according to reports, was the victim’s boyfriend.
At Approximately 3:50 a.m. on February 27th, police responded to an apartment complex located off the 4300 block of 54th Street in San Diego’s Colina Del Sol neighborhood after a receiving a call from 38-year-old Jose Manuel Casteneda regarding his then-unresponsive girlfriend.
The woman, who was only identified as being in her 30s by authorities, had reportedly suffered “apparent facial trauma,” according to local reports, and had succumbed to her injuries after being transported to an area hospital. As for Casteneda, he was reportedly taken into custody at the scene of the incident and is currently being held on suspicion of murder.
Local reports claim the suspect and victim lived together at the apartment where police responded to, with on scene officers reportedly observing “blood around several areas” throughout the apartment.
While the case appears to be a domestic incident turned fatal, authorities have yet to attribute a potential motive in the case. San Diego-based news outlet 619 News Media noted in their reporting on the matter, “Homicide detectives, assisted by the department’s Domestic Violence Unit, are continuing to investigate the case.”
Although the Colina Del Sol neighborhood has been considered a moderately safe area compared to other cities and neighborhoods within California, reports note that the neighborhood alongside the broader City Heights area has seen “recurring heavy police responses in recent years.”
Anyone with information that can assist investigators with the case are urged to contact the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293, or for those who wish to remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
At Approximately 3:50 a.m. on February 27th, police responded to an apartment complex located off the 4300 block of 54th Street in San Diego’s Colina Del Sol neighborhood after a receiving a call from 38-year-old Jose Manuel Casteneda regarding his then-unresponsive girlfriend.
The woman, who was only identified as being in her 30s by authorities, had reportedly suffered “apparent facial trauma,” according to local reports, and had succumbed to her injuries after being transported to an area hospital. As for Casteneda, he was reportedly taken into custody at the scene of the incident and is currently being held on suspicion of murder.
Local reports claim the suspect and victim lived together at the apartment where police responded to, with on scene officers reportedly observing “blood around several areas” throughout the apartment.
While the case appears to be a domestic incident turned fatal, authorities have yet to attribute a potential motive in the case. San Diego-based news outlet 619 News Media noted in their reporting on the matter, “Homicide detectives, assisted by the department’s Domestic Violence Unit, are continuing to investigate the case.”
Although the Colina Del Sol neighborhood has been considered a moderately safe area compared to other cities and neighborhoods within California, reports note that the neighborhood alongside the broader City Heights area has seen “recurring heavy police responses in recent years.”
Anyone with information that can assist investigators with the case are urged to contact the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293, or for those who wish to remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
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