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Woman Found Stabbed To Death In Palmdale Home

PALMDALE (CBSLA.com) — The body of a woman was found Saturday inside of a home in Palmdale.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, deputies were sent to the 38000 block of East 3rd Street around 1:30 p.m. to investigate the circumstances surrounding the stabbing death of an adult female.

When Sheriff's arrived on scene, they said they found a woman who was not breathing who had several stab wounds to her upper torso

The woman was declared dead at the scene.

Witnesses told authorities that the woman had been arguing with her boyfriend earlier in the day.

Authorities said the boyfriend was not at the residence when they arrived. Officials have named the woman's boyfriend -- 37-year-old Jose Martinez -- as a person of interest in the case.

Martinez lives in the Palmdale area. He is believed to be driving a 2008 blue 4-door Nissan Altima with California license #6FFP144.

If you have any information about this incident or know of Martinez' whereabouts, you're asked to call the LA County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau (323) 890-5500.

 

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