A California man who allegedly decapitated a female relative and fled the scene with her head has been arrested. Luis Aroyo-Lopez, 24, was taken into custody in San Francisco on Saturday morning.
On Thursday, November 2, 2023, at approximately 3:40 pm, Santa Rosa Police officers responded to the 2500-block of Pomo Trail, Santa Rosa, regarding a possible homicide.
When officers arrived on the scene, they located a deceased female inside of the residence.
The adult female victim had been decapitated. The victim’s head was not located at the residence.
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Detectives assumed the investigation and began interviewing anyone who potentially had information about the incident.
The initial investigation revealed Luis Gustavo Aroyo-Lopez, a 24-year-old resident of Santa Rosa and relative of the victim, killed the victim before leaving the scene.
It is believed Aroyo-Lopez took the victim’s head with him when he left the residence, police say.
According to police, Aroyo-Lopez was recently released from state prison and placed on Postrelease Community Supervision (PRCS).
He had been incarcerated for assault with a deadly weapon and weapons possession charges, unrelated to the victim in this incident.
Luis Aroyo-Lopez was taken into custody in San Francisco on November 4.
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