Long Beach police detectives Friday were the death of a woman whose body was found inside a vehicle being driven by her boyfriend in Mexico.<\/p>\n
The death occurred Saturday, and investigators were trying to determine if it occurred in Long Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe preliminary investigation indicates that a male adult suspect and female adult victim were involved in a domestic dispute while inside of a vehicle in the city of Long Beach,\u201d according to a Long Beach Police Department statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe dispute resulted in her death and the suspect is believed to have driven from Long Beach to Tijuana, Mexico, where he turned himself in to Mexican authorities,\u201d police claimed.<\/p>\n
The suspect, identified as Erik Alcantar, 44, of Long Beach, was arrested in Tijuana on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The victim was identified as Aracely Romero, also of Long Beach.<\/p>\n
Police said the two had been dating, but did not provide the length of time of their relationship or whether they were sharing a residence.<\/p>\n
According to a GoFundMe post, Romero was the mother of the couple\u2019s five children, who are between the ages of 16 and 26.<\/p>\n
Detectives presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office for possible prosecution.<\/p>\n
As of Friday morning, it was unclear if Alcantar had been returned to the U.S. His name turned up no record on the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Inmate Information Center.<\/p>\n