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Pittsburg Police Arrest 27-Year-Old After Deadly Assault in Shared Home

The suspect was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility after an overnight search.

Overview

  • Officers responded just after 10:45 p.m. Saturday to a home on the 400 block of East Santa Fe Avenue in Pittsburg, California, for a reported assault.
  • A 53-year-old resident was found with serious upper-torso injuries and later died at a hospital.
  • Police say the suspect, a 27-year-old co-resident, left before officers arrived and was later located in his vehicle.
  • Investigators have not released the names or described the nature of the relationship between the two men.
  • The Pittsburg Police Department says the case remains under investigation and is asking anyone with information to contact the department or Detective Haller.