Man killed in Fourth of July Logan Heights stabbing identified

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A man stabbed to death inside his makeshift transient camp in the Logan Heights neighborhood on the Fourth of July has been identified.

Jason Poindexter, 46, was announced as the deceased, the San Diego Police Department said in a news release Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 1:14 a.m. near the intersection of 21st Street and Commercial Boulevard.

When officers arrived on scene, they found the man outside of an encampment behind a Walmart building suffering from at least one stab wound, according to authorities.

Poindexter was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries.

Authorities say a man and woman, both believed to be homeless, were seen leaving the area in different directions after the stabbing.

The first suspect is described as a white or Hispanic bald and stocky man last seen wearing a hat and a baby blue shirt.

The other suspect is described as a white woman in her 40s to 50s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a thin build and brown hair in a ponytail. She was last seen wearing a black sweater over a white shirt, black leggings and heavy mascara.

On Monday, a 45-year-old woman was contacted and arrested in the area of 12th Avenue and Imperial Avenue, police said. She was booked into Las Colinas Detention Facility but has since been released pending further investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.