Overview
- San Diego police found an unconscious man with stab wounds in the Midway Towne Center parking lot near Barons Market; he was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center and died after arrival.
- Officers searched for hours and located the suspect at a home in Linda Vista, where they made an arrest.
- Authorities identified the arrested suspect as the victim’s 29-year-old brother, Charles Fluker, who was expected to be booked on suspicion of homicide after interviews with detectives.
- Investigators from the San Diego Police Homicide Unit say the attack does not appear to be random and that the parties likely knew each other as detectives continue to probe motive and circumstances.
- Police asked anyone with information to contact the SDPD Homicide Unit or San Diego County Crime Stoppers as the investigation and any charging decisions remain under active review.