San Diego homicide detectives arrested a suspect Feb. 8 in the murder of Darrin Joseph, whose body was discovered by a passerby in some bushes near a parking lot on North Harbor Drive on Jan. 19. Patrol officers found and arrested 55-year-old Shane Grattan in the 1600 block of Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach shortly after 11 a.m. and booked him on suspicion of Joseph’s murder. When officers and medics arrived at the North Harbor Drive location on Jan. 19, they noticed suspicious trauma to Joseph’s body. The county Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on Joseph, 45, determining he was the victim of homicide. Joseph was determined to be homeless. Grattan, who also was a homeless man, was reportedly seen leaving the scene around the time of the death. He had been seen living in a dark-green Dodge Tradesman Camper Van in the beach areas of San Diego. Anyone with additional information involving the case is encouraged to call the Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293, or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.








