San Diego Man Arrested as Police Move to Charge Him in Girlfriend’s Death

Overview

• Officers responded around 3:50 a.m. to the 4300 block of 54th Street in Colina Del Sol after a report of an unresponsive woman.
• Police found a woman in her 30s with apparent facial trauma and observed blood in several areas of the apartment.
• The victim was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, and her name has not been released.
• The caller, identified as Jose Manuel Casteneda, 38, was taken into custody at the scene and will be charged with murder, according to police.
• SDPD’s Homicide Unit and Domestic Violence Unit are leading the investigation and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers.