Man fatally shot in Mission Valley hotel knew the suspected shooter: SDPD
The San Diego Police Department stated the victim, the shooter and a second man, who was also shot but survived, were in San Diego on a work trip.
Police responded to reports of the shooting at the Handlery Hotel at 950 Hotel Cir. N. around 8:20 p.m. Monday.
When officers arrived, one man was found dead in a hallway with at least one gunshot to his upper torso. The man was identified as 19-year-old Damian Martinez of El Monte, according to a statement released by SDPD Thursday.
Suspect arrested after deadly Mission Valley shooting
Meanwhile, a second man was found outside the lobby of the hotel with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body. He was treated at a local hospital for injuries not believed to be life threatening, according to the police department.
In a statement Thursday, SDPD did not release the name of the second victim but described him as a 23-year-old Hispanic man.
Officers found the suspected shooter in a dark colored F-150 truck in the hotel parking lot and took him into custody without incident, SDPD said.
The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Kevin Larin of Northridge.
He was booked into the San Diego County Jail on suspicion of murder.
Larin has chosen to retain his own attorney rather than move forward with a public defender, so he will now be arraigned on March 20.
FOX 5/KUSI's Juliette Vara contributed to this report.
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