A 78-year-old woman strangled at a Long Beach nursing facility was identified Thursday.
Officers responded just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday to the 2600 block of Grand Avenue, south of the San Diego (405) Freeway and west of Lakewood Boulevard, on a report of an assault, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
At the scene, officers found an unresponsive woman, police said. Long Beach Fire Department personnel attempted lifesaving measures but she was pronounced dead.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the woman Thursday as Euniece Brown.
Police arrested Estela Jaramillo Rodriguez near the scene after a preliminary investigation determined she had allegedly assaulted the victim, police said. She was booked on suspicion of murder. A motive remained under investigation.
Rodriguez remained jailed in Long Beach on $2 million bail, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department inmate records.
Detectives were expected to present the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.
Anyone with information regarding the case was urged to call Long Beach police homicide detectives at 562-570-7244.