Oct. 30 death of Fallbrook 18-year-old determined to be a homicide

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday said the death of an 18-year-old Fallbrook man last week has been determined to be a homicide.

The county medical examiner's office has completed an autopsy on Nicolas Ramirez, who died Friday, Oct. 30, and found his death to have been caused by multiple stab bounds, according to sheriff's Lt. Chad Boudreau.

Deputies responded to the 440 block of Ammunition Road at about 10:40 p.m. Oct. 30 to help the North County Fire Department with the injured man.

"When deputies arrived, they found Nicolas Ramirez suffering from an unknown traumatic injury,'' Boudreau said on Oct. 31. "Ramirez was transported to Palomar Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.''

The sheriff's homicide unit is continuing to investigate the incident.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the homicide unit at 858-285-6330.

Will Fritz can be reached by email at [email protected].

City News Service contributed to this report.