Suspect Held in Shooting Death of San Pedro Man
A 29-year-old Harbor City man was held without bail Tuesday on suspicion of killing a San Pedro contractor during a residential robbery, Los Angeles police said.
Kevin McNeal Watson was arrested after the shooting death of Richard Mavar, 30, in his home Sunday night. The shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. when an intruder, armed with a high-powered rifle, surprised Mavar and his wife as they sat in their family room. Police said the intruder entered the house through doors left open because of the heat.
Watson was picked up by officers shortly after the shooting as he jumped over a fence in the quiet residential neighborhood. The victim and his wife had moved into the new home only three months ago.
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