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San Francisco Charges Cassidy Wyatt Allen With Murder in Ingleside Home Invasion

Prosecutors will seek to detain him pending trial on public-safety grounds.

Overview

  • The victim was identified as 38-year-old Jessica Alejandra Sanchez Landaverde, who was found fatally injured inside the Granada Avenue residence.
  • Allen, 45, faces one count of murder and one count of first-degree residential burglary with a special-circumstance allegation that the killing occurred during the burglary.
  • Police say a tenant arrived to hear someone inside run to the door and lock it, officers noted an ajar window and bent blinds, and the victim was discovered in a partially open bedroom.
  • Officers later located Allen during a welfare check near 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard and detained him without incident before booking him into county jail.
  • He was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday afternoon, the investigation remains active, and police are asking anyone with information to contact the SFPD tip line at 415-575-4444 or text TIP411 with “SFPD.”