Authorities believe the two men involved in the altercation new each other.
A weekend fight between two men at a Pacific Beach condo escalated into a shooting, leaving one dead and the other in custody, authorities said Monday.
Officers responding to reports of an altercation and gunfire at a residence in the 1600 block of Chalcedony Street about 10:15 p.m. Sunday found 31-year-old Richard Herrman outside the condo with a gun, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Officers arrested Herrman and discovered a 51-year-old man dead in a bedroom, SDPD Lt. Jud Campbell said. The victim's name was being withheld pending family notification.
Herrman was booked into county jail on suspicion of murder and weapons charges, police said.
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"At this point, the exact details of the argument and events prior to the shooting are still under investigation," Campbell said. "Detectives do believe that both men either [lived] or have previously stayed at the condo and [that] they knew each other."
