SAN DIEGO — Police are searching for a man they say stabbed an 87-year-old woman and her daughter at a home in Mira Mesa, then took off. The 87-year-old is dead, and her 59-year-old daughter is now in critical condition at the hospital.
Police are looking for the man they say did it. And they don't want you to accidentally run into him.
Neighbors in the quiet Mira Mesa neighborhood were alarmed to come home from work to find the street full of police cars and officers. Even more shocked when they heard two women were stabbed at their home.
Vivian Radam lives down the street. She said, "I am surprised. Really surprised. 87 years old? What do you do to protect your family because I work and leave my mom a home, so that's scary."
Detectives are still trying to piece together what led to the stabbing. But they do have a description of the man they believe did it.
"We don't want someone to stumble across this person," Lieutenant Jud Campbell said.
The suspect is described by police as:
- Hispanic or White man
- Thin build
- 40-50 years old
- Last seen wearing a maroon shirt and jeans
- Grey, smaller-model SUV
- Possibly driving a car with out-of-state plates
"The question of the day is: what is their relationship here? Something we're working to figure out right now so we can figure out exactly what this is,” Campbell said.
Were the women targeted? Was it a random attack? Officers just don't yet know.
"A lot of people were home at the time this happened. So anyone that potentially saw anything, whether it's very small or minute or anything that caught their attention, please bring it to our attention," Campbell said.
For now, neighbors uneasily wait to hear word that this killer is not still roaming the streets.
"I mean who can get away with this? I don't know, this is scary," Radam said.
If you have any information about this incident, call the Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.