The Escondido Police Department (EPD) has made an arrest in connection to the stabbing death of a man early Friday morning.
Just after 2 a.m., police responded to a domestic dispute call on the 2200 block of E. Lincoln Avenue near Paula Way. Police arrived to find a man suffering from apparent stab wounds in the back bedroom of a home.
According to Lt. Ed Varso of EPD, the girlfriend of the injured man, 35-year-old Alda Garcia, called a family member for help after the couple was involved in a fight. The family member then called 911.
The man was rushed to Palomar Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Meanwhile, EPD investigators interviewed Garcia, who was at the scene when they arrived, but didn’t take her into custody.
EPD announced that it had arrested Garcia at approximately 7:11 p.m. Friday. She was booked into the Vista Detention Facility and charged with one count of murder.
