Crime & Safety
'Suspicious' Death In San Diego Not A Homicide: Police
A woman discovered her ex-husband not breathing and with a significant amount of blood on and around him, police said.
SAN DIEGO, CA — Detectives have determined that a death initially investigated as suspicious in the Redwood Village neighborhood was not a homicide, authorities said.
Police and fire-rescue personnel responded shortly after 4 p.m. March 19 to a 911 call in the 3800 block of Loma Alta Drive, where a woman reported finding her ex-husband unresponsive, not breathing and surrounded by blood, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Paramedics and officers arrived within minutes and pronounced the 46-year-old man dead at the scene.
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Homicide detectives were called in as a precaution due to the circumstances and took over the investigation.
Following a thorough review, investigators determined the death was not a homicide. The man's name was not released.
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