CARLSBAD-Calif. – On June 28, 2024, at 3:26 a.m., the City of Carlsbad Police Department responded to a report of an altercation in the 2300 block of Rue Des Chateaux. The caller later informed the dispatch center that one of the individuals involved had been struck by a vehicle.
Upon arrival, officers found an adult male injured near the roadway. Officers and the Oceanside Fire Department performed life-saving measures, but the male was pronounced deceased at the scene.
At approximately 3:32 a.m., officers located the suspect’s vehicle leaving the scene and ultimately conducted a traffic stop once sufficient units arrived. The vehicle exited at Poinsettia Lane and eventually stopped in the 700 block of Raintree Dr. The driver and all occupants were detained.
The suspect has been identified as 41-year-old Robert Owens of Escondido. Owens was booked at the Vista Detention Facility for 187 PC – Murder.
The incident is being investigated as a homicide and remains under investigation. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending the investigation and notification of the victim’s next of kin. The Carlsbad Police Department is requesting anyone with information about this case to contact Detective Jordan Walker.
For more information
Crimes of Violence Detective, Jordan Walker, 442-339-5674 or Jordan.walker@carlsbadca.gov
