Men Sought In Fatal Lemon Grove Shooting

LEMON GROVE, CA — Authorities on Tuesday asked for the public's help in finding two men wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in San Diego's East County.

Daniel Ethridge, 34, and Ronald Shazun Perry, 32, were identified as suspects in the shooting death of 39-year-old Gregory Moore in Lemon Grove, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies responded to a report of a shooting around 10 p.m. March 18 in the 2800 block of Lemon Grove Avenue. They found Moore shot and unconscious in a car at the intersection of Lemon Grove and San Miguel avenues, sheriff's Lt. Joseph Jarjura said. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he died.

Ethridge has prior convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into an inhabited dwelling, Jarjura said. Perry has prior convictions for theft, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, and assault with a deadly weapon.

Investigators believe both men are associated with a local street gang and consider them armed and dangerous, Jarjura said.

Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact the sheriff's Homicide Unit at 858-285-6330 or the San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or sdcrimestoppers.org. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.