Suspect taken into custody in City Heights hotel death
Dante Ulanday - News Moderator 
Police arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a 22-year-old woman who was found inside a hotel room in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood last month, authorities reported Friday.
Around 9:55 p.m. on Oct. 20, officers discovered the unresponsive body of San Diego resident Amy Carreon inside a room at the La Cresta Hotel, at 4980 El Cajon Blvd., according to the San Diego Police Department.
Police officials said Carreon suffered trauma to her upper body and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Carreon’s death was determined a homicide by investigators.
The suspect, 21-year-old Demaurya Wiggers was located in the city of Los Angeles and arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department. It was unclear how investigators determined him to be the suspect.
Wiggers was transferred and booked into San Diego County Jail on suspicion of murder, the department stated.
Authorities urged anyone with further information to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
— City News Service
