Man whose Fil-Am wife died when SF house blew up arrested for murder |Man whose Fil-Am wife died when SF house blew up arrested for murder
 
 
 
 
 
 

Man whose Fil-Am wife died when SF house blew up arrested for murder

/ 12:55 PM June 21, 2023

Rita Evelyn Lopez Price, 51 and disabled, was killed when their San Franxico house blew up on Feb. 9. SF FIRE DEPT

Firefighters investigating debris of  Darron and Rita Price’s demolished house. SF FIRE DEPT

The man accused of causing a horrific explosion that that killed his Filipina American wife and demolished their home in San Francisco earlier this year was rearrested June 15 on suspicion of murder.

Darron Price, 53, will be charged with murder after prosecutors found new evidence in his case, according to the District Attorney’s office.

Price was already facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after his wife, Rita Evelyn Lopez Price, 51, was killed and her caretaker was severely injured after the rented house in the Sunset District blew up on February 9.

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Darron Price, 53, will be charged with murder after prosecutors found new evidence in his case, according to the District Attorney’s office.

Darron Price, 53, will be charged with murder after prosecutors found new evidence in his case, according to the District Attorney’s office. SCREENGRAB

Rita Price was staying at home on a wheelchair after being permanently disabled by a stroke eight years ago. Her caretaker was with her, but the couple’s teenage children were not home during the explosion.

Rita Evelyn Lopez Price, 51 and disabled, was killed when their San Franxico house blew up on Feb. 9.

Rita Evelyn Lopez Price, 51 and disabled, was killed when their San Franxico house blew up on Feb. 9. GOFUNDME

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Price was accused of blowing up his house while allegedly operating a cannabis lab in his basement. A clothes drier reportedly ignited butane vapors. Two neighboring houses were also severely damaged.

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The murder charge will be consolidated with other charges that Price was already facing, including, manufacturing a controlled substance, four counts of reckless burning, two counts of child endangerment, and one count of elder abuse.

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