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RAMONA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A Cal Fire skipper was fatally stabbed astatine her location successful Ramona Monday successful what San Diego County Sheriff's Department officials are investigating arsenic a suspected homicide.
According to the sheriff's department, deputies were dispatched to the residence successful the 20200 artifact of Rancho Villa Road astir 8:58 p.m. upon receiving a vigor telephone reporting an battle with a deadly limb successful the area.
Once astatine the scene, deputies recovered the pistillate — confirmed by FOX 5/KUSI and identified successful a Facebook post connected Tuesday by the metropolis of Menifee Fire Station 68 arsenic Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi — suffering from aggregate stab wounds.
Life-saving measures were administered by Cal Fire paramedics, but authorities said she yet succumbed to the injuries and was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.
The sheriff's Homicide Unit responded aft Marodi died and assumed work of the investigation.
Detectives are investigating the off-duty decease arsenic a imaginable home unit incident, believing Marodi knew the suspect.
"Currently, the information and circumstances surrounding the homicide stay unclear, and detectives are diligently gathering much accusation to found the facts of the case," Lt. Michael Krugh with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said successful a quality release.
Marodi, who served implicit 30 years with Cal Fire with Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties, was promoted to occurrence skipper astatine Cal Fire Riverside's Temecula presumption backmost successful 2022, according to a station from her erstwhile presumption with the county's Hazmat Team. It is unclear erstwhile she served astatine the presumption successful Menifee.
(Riverside County Fire Department Hazmat Team)"Her passing is simply a profound nonaccomplishment to her family, friends, and each who had the privilege of moving alongside her," Cal Fire Riverside said successful a connection Tuesday night. "Beyond her operational assignments, Captain Marodi was profoundly progressive successful adjacent enactment and Hazmat, ever prioritizing the well-being of her colleagues. Her bequest of mentorship, work and dedication volition beryllium felt for years to come."
A neighbour of Marodi, Monika Evans, remembered her arsenic a affable look successful the neighborhood.
"They'd beryllium mowing, they'd beryllium doing wood, gardening … you cognize the accustomed stuff," Evans said. "Never saw immoderate problems."
Cal Fire crews held a procession for Marodi arsenic her assemblage was transferred to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
"The tragic nonaccomplishment of Captain Marodi is mourned by her family, friends, and her CAL FIRE family," Cal Fire San Diego said successful a Facebook post.
Cal Fire crews clasp a procession for Captain Rebecca Marodi, who was fatally stabbed successful her location connected Monday, Feb. 17. (FOX 5/KUSI)Anyone with accusation astir the incidental is asked by the sheriff's section to interaction the Homicide Unit astatine 858-285-6330 — 858-868-3200 for aft hours calls — oregon permission an anonymous extremity with Crime Stoppers astatine 888-580-8477.
"Our thoughts and condolences are with the household and friends of the unfortunate during this hard time," Krugh said. "We guarantee the nationalist that we are utilizing each disposable resources to thoroughly analyse and question justness successful this case."
FOX 5/KUSI's Tony Shin contributed to this report.
