Kristina Davis

2 months ago | sgvtribune.com | Kristina Davis

A man who was fatally shot at a Mission Valley hotel earlier this week has been identified as a Los Angeles County resident who was on a work trip with the suspected killer, San Diego police said Thursday. Damian Martinez, 19, of El Monte, was found dead in a hallway at the Handlery Hotel on Hotel Circle North about 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, according to homicide Lt. Lou Maggi. A second victim, 23, was found outside the lobby of the hotel suffering from gunshot wounds. He was expected to survive.

2 months ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Teri Figueroa |Kristina Davis

Joseph Wambaugh, a former police officer who became an acclaimed bestselling author, introducing audiences to the gritty, stark realities faced by fellow street cops, died Friday. He was 88. The longtime San Diego resident died of esophageal cancer in his second home in Rancho Mirage, said close friend Janene Gant. Wambaugh’s characters shed the clean-cut image common of police procedurals and instead mirrored real, flawed people facing the aftershocks of making complex calls.

2 months ago | sanluisobispo.com | Kristina Davis

A man who was fatally shot at a Mission Valley hotel earlier this week has been identified as a Los Angeles County resident who was on a work trip with the suspected killer, San Diego police said Thursday. Damian Martinez, 19, of El Monte, was found dead in a hallway at the Handlery Hotel on Hotel Circle North about 8:30 p.m. Monday, according to homicide Lt. Lou Maggi. A second victim, 23, was found outside the lobby of the hotel suffering from gunshot wounds. He was expected to survive.

2 months ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Kristina Davis

A man who was fatally shot at a Mission Valley hotel earlier this week has been identified as a Los Angeles resident who was on a work trip with the suspected killer, San Diego police said Thursday. Damian Martinez, 19, of El Monte, was found dead in a hallway at the Handlery Hotel on Hotel Circle North about 8:30 p.m. Monday, according to homicide Lt. Lou Maggi. A second victim, 23, was found outside the lobby of the hotel suffering from gunshot wounds. He was expected to survive.

2 months ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Teri Figueroa |Kristina Davis

By Teri Figueroa and Kristina Davis, The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO - Joseph Wambaugh, a former police officer who became an acclaimed bestselling author, introducing audiences to the gritty, stark realities faced by fellow street cops, died Friday. He was 88. The longtime San Diego resident died of esophageal cancer in his second home in Rancho Mirage, said close friend Janene Gant.