EL MONTE, LOS ANGELES (KNX) — A 31-year-old man is in custody for allegedly killing a woman who authorities believe was his 89-year-old grandmother.
Just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, El Monte officers responded to a “check the welfare call for service” in the 11300 block of Cedar Circle, according to a press release by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers found the 89-year-old woman lying down with “significant trauma to the upper body.” She was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died.
The male suspect was initially arrested as a person of interest after officers received information of a possible suspect; however, deputies said in the press release that the man “has since been arrested for the murder.”
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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