Crime & Safety
Arrest In Stabbing Deaths Of 2 Homeless Men In Otay Mesa
BREAKING: The two men, who were friends and 61 and 56, were found last week dead with chest wounds near a shopping center.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – A transient was behind bars today on suspicion of fatally stabbing two other homeless men last week at an Otay Mesa strip mall.
San Diego police arrested Ricardo Valles, 52, about 6:30 p.m. Monday at Beyer Way and Palm Avenue, a short distance from the site of the slayings, homicide Lt. Mike Holden said.
A patrol officer spotted the bodies of Curtis Murray, 56, and 61-year old Albert Stringer in front of a video-game store at Palm Plaza, 3350 Palm Ave., about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday. Both had suffered numerous stab wounds to their chests.
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The victims and the suspect all lived on the streets in the area, according to police. It was unclear if Murray and Stringer, who were friends, knew Valles, the lieutenant said.
Holden declined to disclose a suspected motive for the slayings or reveal what led investigators to identify Valles as the alleged killer.
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The suspect was being held at San Diego Central Jail without bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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