San Diego police arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of another man after a violent fight inside a Pacific Beach condominium late Sunday, a spokesperson said Monday.
Officers were called to the condo on Chalcedony Street near Jewell Street around 10:15 p.m. after someone called to report two men were fighting inside, with the call updated to say one of the men had been shot, homicide Lt. Jud Campbell said.
When officers arrived, they found a man just outside the condo who was carrying a firearm. Police detained and later arrested the man, who they identified as 31-year-old Richard Herrman, on suspicion of murder and weapons charges, Campbell said.
Inside the condo, officers found the 51-year-old victim in a bedroom suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers and paramedics rendered aid but the man could not be revived. The man’s name was not released.
Campbell said detectives are still investigating the exact details of the argument and events leading up to the shooting. Investigators believe the men knew each other and either both lived at the condo or previously stayed there.
Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
