The San Pablo Police Department announced the arrest of William S. Ramirez in connection with an arson and homicide on July2.
San Pablo, CA – On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 1:23AM, San Pablo police officers were notified of a fire along San Pablo Creek, near the 1900 block of Road 20.
The Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ConFire) responded to the incident, and subsequently advised San Pablo Police Department officers that a deceased subject, severely burned, had been located in the area of the extinguished fire. Due to the condition of the decedent, San Pablo investigators were unable to immediately determine the subject’s identity or cause of death.
A subsequent autopsy revealed blunt force trauma injury to the subject’s head, indicating the possibility of criminal homicide.
During the course of the investigation, Police investigators identified 35-year old William S. Ramirez (transient) as a person of interest, and a Ramey warrant, related to charges of murder and arson, was issued for his arrest.
On July 11, 2024 at approximately 7:00AM, San Pablo Police Department officers served a search warrant in the 1800 block of 23rd Street, where Ramirez was taken into custody without incident. Police investigators subsequently recovered evidence linking Ramirez to the crime.
Ramirez was booked on the Ramey warrant and remains in custody at the Martinez Detention Facility, pending filing of formal charges by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. There are no further outstanding suspects at this time.
The victim is believed to be a 40-year old adult female (transient). Her identity is being withheld pending further notification by the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office.
This incident remains an active investigation, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the San Pablo Police Department at 510-215-3150
No other information was released.
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