OCEANSIDE, Calif. (CNS) — A 36-year-old Oceanside resident has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of 38-year-old Malietoa Rasmussen, who was found in a nearby canyon.
Police responded around 11:15 a.m. June 7th to a location near the 400 block of County Club Lane, according to the Oceanside Police Department.
After arriving on scene, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his chest in a nearby canyon. "Lifesaving measures were attempted but were unsuccessful," police said.
Detectives from the Crimes of Violence Unit took over the case, and on June 18th, 2025 the Oceanside Police Department executed a search warrant in the 1600 block of Kraft Street.
Police say Osvaldo Lopez was taken into custody and has been booked into the San Diego jail for murder.
