Arrest Made In Shooting Death Near Viejas Reservation

ALPINE, CA – UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 11:30 a.m.

A 47-year-old woman was booked today on suspicion of murder in the apparent shooting death of a man at a home in a rural area just west of the Viejas Indian Reservation.

Sheriff's deputies were sent to investigate a report of a suicidal man at a residence on Viejas Grade near Willows Road in the Alpine area shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. They found an unresponsive 42-year-old man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, sheriff's homicide Lt. Greg Rylaarsdam said.

The man died at the scene, despite attempts to save his life. His name was withheld pending family notification.

Detectives later arrested Angela Marie Meza, 47, in connection with his death, according to the lieutenant.

She was booked into the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility on suspicion of first-degree murder around 5:40 a.m., according to jail records.

The relationship between the victim and suspect was not immediately disclosed.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 10:24 a.m.

Sheriff's homicide detectives today were investigating the death of a person whose body was found west of the Viejas Indian Reservation.

The discovery was made in the vicinity of Viejas Grade and Willows Road in the Cleveland National Forest shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the sheriff's department.

The person was not publicly identified as of mid-morning and it was not clear how he or she died.

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