SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a late-October shooting death in Encanto, San Diego Police announced Monday.
SDPD officials said 34-year-old Jenei Pendleton was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Nov. 3. She was transported from LA to San Diego and booked into County Jail, police stated.
She is accused of shooting 62-year-old Leonard Watkins, who was found dead in the 400 block of 61st Street on Oct. 22.
According to police, investigators determined Pendleton and Watkins were acquaintances. Additional details on the homicide investigation, including how Pendleton was identified as the suspect, were not released.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the SDPD Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
