PALMDALE, Calif.—A woman was found dead on April 30 inside a Palmdale home and the man suspected of attacking her was arrested after temporarily barricading himself on the property.
The incident was reported as a family disturbance at 6:58 a.m. in the 4300 block of Desert Aire Avenue, according to Deputy Brenda Serna of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Arriving deputies from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station made contact with a 74-year-old man who told them his 36-year-old stepson assaulted him and a 69-year-old woman inside the house. Deputies entered the house and saw the female victim unresponsive.
The suspect barricaded himself inside the garage, Serna said.