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A man accused of killing a Church’s Chicken employee and wounding two other workers was in court for a preliminray hearing. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more details.

A man who allegedly shot up an Otay Mesa fast-food restaurant, killing one employee and wounding two others, was ordered on Thursday to stand trial on murder and attempted murder charges.

A woman was killed and two other employees wounded after Albert Blake attempted to use a counterfeit $100 bill, prosecutors allege.

It was just one year ago from Friday that a young newlywed just trying to do her job was shot and killed while working at a Church’s Chicken in South Bay. She was a shift supervisor. Her name was Maribel Ibañez. Prosecutors say Albert Lee Blake opened fire on Ibañez and other employees after he was refused service for...

NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to family members of the victim one year later.

It’s been nearly a year since a gunman walked into a Church’s Chicken restaurant in Otay Mesa and shot three employees, killing a woman, and despite a halt in the legal system due to the coronavirus pandemic, her family continues to push for justice.

It’s been two and a half months since a deadly shooting inside Otay Mesa Church’s Chicken. The shooter killed Maribel Ibañez, 28, sent Mario Rojas, 51, to the ICU, and injured Humberto Ruiz. Rojas has continued his recovery at home, he said he has nightmares and is in pain as a bullet is still lodged near his spine and...

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan spoke exclusively with Mario Rojas, a survivor of the Church’s Chicken shooting.

Ramon Mendoza never could imagine he would be a widower less than a year after he got married, or that on top of grieving this horrible crime, it would also throw the Mexican college grad’s immigration status suddenly into limbo. Ramon’s wife Maribel Ibañez was the on-duty supervisor at the Church’s Chicken Restaurant in Otay Mesa on Nov. 6,...

On Friday, court documents revealed how police were able to track the suspect in Church’s Chicken shooting.

After praying, embracing and singing at a vigil honoring the victims of a tragic family murder-suicide last weekend in Paradise Hills, the community joined hands and marched as one as a show of strength against the threat of violence.

Five stories you may have missed this week include suspect in deadly Church’s Chicken shooting pleads not guilty, Chula Vista cosmetic surgeon sued over patient’s death and an arrest made in deadly Escondido hit-and-run.

A man suspected of opening fire on employees of a South Bay fast food restaurant, killing a shift leader and injuring two others, pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance Tuesday.

NBC 7’s Bridget Naso reports on the emotional court hearing Tuesday where the suspect in the deadly Church’s Chicken shooting appeared for the first time.

The family of slain victim, Maribel Ibañez, spoke with NBC 7 about the recent arrest of the man charged with killing Ibanez and injuring two of her co-workers on Nov. 6.

The man who police and prosecutors said killed one employee and injured two others at a South Bay fast food restaurant has an extensive criminal record dating back nearly 30 years, court records confirm.

A suspect in the deadly Nov. 6 shooting at Church’s Chicken in Otay Mesa was arrested Friday in Memphis, Tennessee, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) confirmed.

The funeral for the victim of the tragic shooting at a Church’s Chicken in Otay Mesa was held on Friday evening in Bonita.

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan spoke to the sister of the victim who thanked the community for all of their prayers and support.

Exactly one week since a disgruntled customer walked into a Church’s Chicken in Otay Mesa and fired shots across the counter at employees, killing a newlywed and injuring two others, the restaurant reopened its doors to the public on Wednesday.