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Man Arrested After Double Homicide at Ramona Military Housing

The sheriff’s office says the motive is under investigation with no known ongoing threat to the community.

Overview

  • Deputies responded to a reported shooting at the Ramona Vista housing complex on Monday and found an adult man and woman with fatal traumatic injuries.
  • Escondido resident Ryan Proffitt, 33, was detained at the steps of the residence, arrested on two counts of murder and booked into San Diego Central Jail.
  • Authorities are withholding the victims’ identities pending next-of-kin notification and have said the case appears to be an isolated incident.
  • Investigators have asked the public for tips through the sheriff’s Homicide Unit and Crime Stoppers as they work to determine the motive.
  • Local reporting says the complex is managed as military housing by Liberty Military Housing and a friend told reporters the three may have had a personal relationship, a detail deputies have not confirmed.