A 36-year-old man was fatally shot around 11 p.m. on Center Street near Third Avenue, according to police
A 36-year-old man was killed in a shooting on a Chula Vista street late Saturday night and officers arrested a suspect a short time later, a police spokesperson said. Chula Vista police responded around 11 p.m. to multiple reports of shots fired on Center Street near Third Avenue, Sgt. Anthony Molina said in a news release. Arriving officers were flagged down by witnesses near a parked truck, Molina said.
Witnesses told police that the alleged gunman had fled the scene in a white pickup truck with distinct markings, Molina said. Around midnight, an officer spotted a vehicle matching the description driving west on H Street. Police stopped the truck and detained the driver and a passenger. Police said one of the occupants, 32-year-old Christian Benavides, was in possession of a firearm and was arrested. He was being held without bail in county jail on suspicion of murder.
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