Crime & Safety

Update: Authorities Report Death on Robertson Street as 'Suspicious'

Very little information was given to the public from the sheriff's department Monday after a death on Robertson Street.

Updated at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 17

A person was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a residence in the 2100 block of Robertson Street in Ramona Monday morning, a sheriff's official reported.

The death was reported about 11:15 a.m., Lt. Kelly Martinez stated.

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Deputies investigated, then called in homicide detectives. Authorities did not disclose why the death of the person, described only as "male," appeared suspicious. The decedent's name was not immediately available.

On Sunday afternoon, a man was fatally shot during a confrontation at a home about a half-mile north of the residence where this morning's fatality was reported.

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The weekend incident reportedly began when a stranger showed up at a house in the 1300 block of Walnut Street in Ramona and confronted the homeowner, behaving erratically and aggressively. The resident armed himself with a gun, which discharged during an ensuing struggle, killing the intruder, homicide Lt. Glenn Giannantonio said.

There were no immediate arrests in connection with the shooting. The dead man's name has been withheld pending notification of his family.

–City News Service contributed to this report.

Original Story

An investigation is taking place on the 2100 block of Robertson Street in Ramona after a death at a residence Monday, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.

No public statement could be given and San Diego County Sheriff's Department Capt. Duncan Fraser said that the department could give out no further details .

"This is the medical examiner's case," Fraser told Patch over the phone. "It's a death investigation and no public statement will be made at this time."

A resident on Ramona Patch's Facebook page said the house was "two houses from Hunter."

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