OCEANSIDE, CA — Authorities Wednesday publicly identified the man fatally injured in a fight in Oceanside.
Patrol officers responding to a report of an altercation shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday found Fasil Gashaw Kebede unconscious near a residence in the 3500 block of Buffum Drive, according to the Oceanside Police Department. The 68-year-old Oceanside resident was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police arrested Andrew Swan, 51, of Oceanside, on suspicion of murder. He was booked into San Diego County jail.
The investigation was ongoing. Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact Oceanside police Detective Zachary Knox at 760-435-4333.
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