Man faces murder charge after discovery of woman’s body prompts Vista standoff

SWAT personnel crowd around the suspect in the driveway while other members of the squad enter the Vista home Photo courtesy of OnScene TV A man remained in custody Thursday on suspicion of killing a woman at a Vista home and then refusing to surrender prompting an hours-long standoff The suspect s identity and details on his relationship to the victim if any were not circulated by the San Diego County Sheriff s Office The victim s name has been withheld pending family notification He was arrested on suspicion of murder early Wednesday evening hours after deputies arrived at a home in the block of North Citrus Avenue in Vista due to a request for a welfare check Deputies arrived at about a m Wednesday entered the house and exposed the victim whose body bore obvious signs of trauma Lt Juan Marquez revealed During a subsequent search of the premises deputies determined that a man was barricaded inside a bedroom After the subject ignored repeated orders to surrender personnel called in a special tactics association The suspect continued refusing to give himself up through the late morning and afternoon Deputies eventually were able to get him into custody in the early evening sheriff s Lt Sean Gallagher announced The lieutenant did not specify how deputies were able to arrest the suspect but OnScene TV broadcasted he exited the home following the deployment of flash bangs and smoke by the SWAT organization City News Facility contributed to this record