Accused Killer Of Man Near Viejas Reservation Heads To Court

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – A woman suspected of fatally shooting an acquaintance at the victim's Alpine-area home is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in El Cajon.

Angela Marie Meza, 47, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of 42-year-old Lorenzo Rodriguez, whose death initially was reported as a possible suicide.

Deputies dispatched to investigate the fatality in a back-country area just west of Viejas Casino shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday found Rodriguez dead from a gunshot wound to his upper body, according to sheriff's officials.

Meza, one of several people at the victim's home on Viejas Grade Road when authorities arrived, was questioned by homicide detectives before being arrested on suspicion of killing Rodriguez. She was booked into county jail early the next morning.

The nature of the suspect's relationship to the victim and the motive for the alleged slaying were unclear, the lieutenant said.

Meza was scheduled to make her initial court appearance in the case this afternoon.

• ALSO SEE: Containment Improves At 5-Acre Fire Near I-15 In Escondido Area

--City News Service/Shutterstock image