Argument in Alley Leads to Slaying
An argument in an alleyway at 4419 51st St. ended in the shooting death Tuesday afternoon of a man who witnesses said angered a motorist by preventing his white Chevrolet van from passing through.
Police said that James Ortiz, in his late 40s, was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital at 4:08 p.m. Apprehended in the shooting was James Arthur Afenasko, 38, of North Park.
Witnesses said that an argument broke out when a driver complained about the alley being blocked and that the driver fired several shots, striking the victim on the left side of the head, then drove away.
Afenasko was later arrested by San Diego County sheriff’s deputies.
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