Update: Homicide in San Marcos 

December 30, 2023 - San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on December 26, 2023, at about 10:20 p.m., deputies responded to the 100 block of N. Twin Oaks Valley Road in San Marcos, reference a stabbing. Upon their arrival, they discovered one adult female victim with a stab wound. Medical aid was provided and the victim was transported to the hospital. Unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased. The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Angela Marie Lanway.

Sheriff's Homicide detectives arrested the suspect, 29-year-old Ziyah Jay Patterson, for the murder of Lanway. He was booked into the Vista Detention Facility. At this stage of the investigation, the circumstances of the crime are still under investigation. Patterson and Lanway were in a relationship. This was an isolated incident. There are no outstanding suspects and no danger to the community.

To view the prior press release dated December 27, 2023, click here.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Unit at (858) 285-6330/after hours at (858) 565-5200.  You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

Source: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department

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