LA MESA, Calif. (KGTV) — The La Mesa Police Department says the suspect it was looking for in connection to Thursday evening's fatal stabbing at a trolley station has been arrested for murder.
Steven Calhoun, 39, was located and detained in downtown San Diego shortly before 8:30 a.m. Saturday, according to LMPD's press release. LMPD credited its partners at the San Diego Police Department and the Metropolitan Transit System for finding the suspect.
"We would like to thank everyone who contacted us to share numerous tips in the past 24 hours and for those who assisted us in widely distributing the information and photo," the release says.
According to LMPD, a 47-year-old man was killed in a stabbing at the 70th Street Trolley Station.
The stabbing happened around 8:40 p.m. at the station located at 7255 Alvarado Road. As officers were on the way, an MTS employee started giving the man CPR.
Paramedics noticed the man was stabbed in the chest, and they took him to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, LMPD's press release says.
Investigators learned the victim had gotten into an argument with another man at the station before the stabbing happened. LMPD says "investigators do not believe this was a random act of violence," but they're unsure of the exact relationship between the suspect and victim at this point.
The suspect walked away from the scene and headed westbound on Alvarado Road. LMPD closed the 7200 block of Alvarado Road for several hours as detectives did their work.
Police released a surveillance photo of the suspect: He was described as a man in his late 20s or early 30s with a dark complexion. He was wearing a light blue Chargers baseball cap, dark blue jeans, a white T-shirt with black print and a blue, short-sleeve button-up shirt with a floral pattern.
Additionally, the suspect was carrying a skateboard and at one point had a red face mask covering his nose and mouth.
If you have any more information in this case for LMPD, contact officers at 619-667-1400.
