Annette Pershal, 68, was unresponsive when neighborhood policing officers found her a little after 6 a.m. on May 8.
Get San Diego local news, weather forecasts, sports and lifestyle stories to your inbox.After being alerted about Pershal's injuries by the care providers on May 8, homicide detectives began investigating the incident, which took place in a busy neighborhood with many commercial businesses, a post office and several restaurants.
On July 31, the medical examiner informed detectives that Pershal's death was going to be ruled a homicide. A few days later, on Wednesday morning, police arrested Ryan Hopkins, 19, at his home on Rebecca Avenue in Serra Mesa. At roughly the same time, in Tierrasanta, 18-year-old William Innes was also taken into custody by police where he lives, on Edge Park Way.
Both men have been charged with first degree murder in the case; in addition, Innes faces one count of possession of an assault weapon, also a felony. Police have not divulged if they determined a motive for the killing but, on Thursday morning, confirmed to NBC 7 that"the medical examiner determined that being shot with a pellet gun is the cause of her death."Hopkins and Innes, who are both being held without bail, are due in court in downtown San Diego on Monday afternoon.
Anybody with information about Pershal's death is being urged to call homicide detectives at 531-2293. Tips can also be called in anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 580-8477.
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