SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The death of a woman found inside a vehicle in San Ysidro was under investigation as a homicide after it was determined she died from blunt force trauma.
A security guard found the woman at 12:24 a.m. Tuesday in an SUV parked at the Las Americas Premium Outlets mall at 4400 Camino De La Plaza, according to San Diego police Lt. Steve Shebloski.
The incident was initially investigated as a "suspicious death," Shebloski said. "Detectives have determined the female suffered blunt force trauma to her upper body that indicates her death was a homicide."
Detectives also confirmed the victim was a 32-year-old woman reported as missing from the city of Guadalupe in Santa Barbara County, he said.
"San Diego police Homicide detectives are currently working with investigators from the Guadalupe Police Department and Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office to determine the circumstances surrounding her disappearance from Guadalupe and how she was found in San Diego," Shebloski said.
The woman's name was not released and suspect information was not available.
Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at 619- 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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