SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A man was arrested on suspicion of shooting a man to death in a Skyline home and opening fire a nearby liquor store, San Diego Police said.
At around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, SDPD officers were dispatched to the 7900 block of Skyline Drive due to reports of shots fired in the area.
While on their way to that call, officers received a report of a robbery at a liquor store on 101 South Meadowbrook Drive in which shots were fired. The store is located less than a mile from where the initial gunshots were heard.
After officers arrived, a police helicopter spotted a man who matched the description of the suspected robber in the backyard of a nearby house. Officers said they saw the man “take off his clothes in the backyard and saw him manipulating a handgun.”
According to police, the man -- later identified as 35-year-old Adrian Godinez -- eventually surrendered to officers.
During a safety sweep of the same house, officers noticed blood near the front door. Upon entering, they discovered a man in his 50s in the living room suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was transported to a nearby hospital but died after arrival.
Godinez was arrested on suspicion of murder and suspicion of attempted murder. Police said Godinez and the victim both lived in the home.
Police believe the shooting in the home occurred prior to the gunfire at the liquor store. No one was hurt in the liquor store shooting.
Word spread quickly through the area, leaving neighbors unsettled.
“Something happened at the house next to Felix,” said Tony Quichocho, who grew up in Skyline, as he read texts from his family that morning. “They're putting up crime scene tape. I saw police and EMTs go inside, with a gurney.”
The shocking pair of crimes occurred in what residents called a calm neighborhood.
“Nobody says that it’s dangerous here on Skyline,” said Quichocho, adding that such incidents are not common in the area, which is populated by working families.
Police are asking anyone with information on the case to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
