Crime & Safety
4th Suspect Arrested In 2023 East County Homicide
Daniel Ethridge, 44, was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, on suspicion of theft charges and a warrant for the homicide, officials said.
LEMON GROVE, CA — A fourth suspect was arrested in a shooting that left a man dead last year in San Diego's East County, authorities said.
Daniel Ethridge, 44, was arrested Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota, on suspicion of theft charges and a warrant for the killing of 39-year-old Gregory Moore, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.
Shortly before 10 p.m. on March 18, 2023, deputies responded to a report of a shooting and found Moore unconscious in a vehicle at the intersection of Lemon Grove and San Miguel avenues, Lt. Michael Krugh said. He was suffering from gunshot wounds to his left upper leg and lower torso.
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Paramedics took Moore, to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Krugh said.
Authorities were working with the San Diego and St. Paul district attorney's offices to bring Ethridge back to San Diego to stand trial in the case.
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