MENIFEE — A 60-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in her Menifee home on Friday evening, authorities reported.
Just after 6 p.m. on March 21, police responded to a call on the 27000 block of Adams Avenue about a woman who was believed to have fallen and was not breathing, according to the Menifee Police Department.
When officers arrived, they discovered Dixie Ortiz, the victim, lying unresponsive on the floor with blood on her face. Emergency personnel from Cal Fire declared her deceased at the scene.
A closer examination uncovered a single stab wound on Ortiz’s body, leading detectives to classify her death as a homicide. Police subsequently identified 31-year-old Vicente Ortiz, a male relative of the victim, as the suspect. His exact relation to the victim has not yet been disclosed by law enforcement.
Vicente Ortiz was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of murder, according to authorities.
The motive behind the incident remains under investigation, and police are actively working to piece together the events leading up to this tragic death. Menifee Police officials have urged anyone with additional information to come forward.
Detective Alcala can be reached via email at Valcala@menifeepolice.org or by phone at (951) 723-1607.
