Shooting Victim Dies; Man Jailed
A man shot last week outside a Costa Mesa fast-food restaurant died Monday, police and coroner’s officials said.
Miroslav Maric, 49, of Newport Beach was shot several times during an incident Friday in the parking lot of the Jack in the Box on 17th Street. Police arrested Ramadan Dokovic of Downey, who is being held at the Costa Mesa Jail on suspicion of homicide.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. May 23, 2001 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Wednesday May 23, 2001 Orange County Edition Part A Part A Page 2 A2 Desk 2 inches; 61 words Type of Material: Correction
Shooting victim--A story Tuesday about a Newport Beach man shot last week outside a Costa Mesa fast-food restaurant incorrectly reported that Miroslav Maric had died. Maric was being kept on a life-support system pending the arrival of relatives from Yugoslavia, a spokeswoman for Western Medical Center-Santa Ana said Tuesday. Police on Tuesday said the suspect in the shooting now is being held on suspicion of attempted homicide.
Lt. Dale Birney of the Costa Mesa Police Department said Maric, who was being treated at Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, was removed from life support at 11:15 a.m. Monday.
Police are still investigating the incident, Birney said. Witnesses told investigators that Dokovic, 42, was a passenger in Maric’s Mercedes-Benz SL convertible when a struggle ensued and shots were fired. When police arrived, they arrested Dokovic. Witnesses said the officers found a handgun on top of the trunk lid.
Dokovic complained of chest pains and was treated at a nearby hospital before being transported to jail.
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