Overview

• A man in his 60s was found stabbed near the Escondido Transit Center platform early on August 16 and later died at Palomar Medical Center.
• Police detained a woman in her 20s for questioning after parking-lot surveillance showed her arriving with the victim; no charges have been filed.
• Officers responded to an 8:02 a.m. call and attempted life-saving measures before Escondido Fire Department crews transported the victim to the hospital.
• A section of the transit center was closed for the investigation, but bus and train services continued without interruption.
• Authorities are seeking details on the parties’ relationship, the victim’s identity and the events leading up to the stabbing.