3 Arrested in Grocery Store Murder

Police have arrested three men in connection to a deadly shooting that happened just feet from the entrance of a local grocery store.

Escondido resident Miguel Pedroza Fuentes, 38, was killed outside Vons at 330 West Felicita on July 30, according to police. Two other men were shot but survived their injuries.

More than a month later, police have made three arrests in the case: 25-year-old Hector Ortiz, 21-year-old Omar Magadan and 20-year-old Eric Nieto, all of Escondido. They are each charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and various other offenses, according to police.

Two men were shot and one was killed in the parking lot of a Vons grocery store in Escondido on July 30, 2014. The shooting suspect or suspects remain at large. NBC 7’s Sherene Tagharobi reports.

The three victims were sitting inside a car when three suspects came approached the car and starting arguing. Someone fired several shots into the car, and the suspects ran away, according to officials. Police said the victims did not return gunfire.

The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. when the shopping center was still bustling with customers.

The Escondido Police Department Robbery-Homicide and Gang Units conducted the investigation.

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