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Yahoo
07-03-2025
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Man fatally shot in Mission Valley hotel knew the suspected shooter: SDPD
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — On Thursday, authorities said the man fatally shot by another man at a Mission Valley hotel Monday knew the suspected shooter. 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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect arrested after deadly Mission Valley shooting
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A suspect was arrested Monday after a shooting that killed one and wounded another outside of a hotel in Mission Valley. Kevin Larin, 29, has been booked into San Diego County Jail on suspicion of murder, Lt. Daniel Meyer with the San Diego Police Department said in a news release Tuesday. On Monday around 8:20 p.m., authorities responded to a reported shooting at the Handlery Hotel, located at 950 Hotel Circle North. When police arrived on scene, they found a man dead in an interior hallway. The 19-year-old victim suffered at least one gunshot to the upper body, according to SDPD. Guest describes experience at San Diego hotel after deadly shooting Another victim, who suffered at least one gunshot wound to his upper body, was found outside of the lobby. The 23-year-old man was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening. Police received information that the suspect had left the property in a dark-colored F-150 truck. Officers found that truck in the hotel parking lot, ordered the man out of the vehicle and took him into custody without incident. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
