San Marcos Tragedy: 19-Year-Old Arrested for Fatal Shooting at Local Strip Mall

San Marcos, CA — A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with the fatal shooting of a teenage boy in a San Marcos strip mall last spring, authorities said. The arrest came after a federal fugitive task force intercepted the suspect at a major border crossing. Adrian Francisco Ramirez was apprehended on Friday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry as he allegedly attempted to re-enter the United States. He is accused of the May …

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Man Found Guilty of Killing San Marcos Police Officer Files Appeal for Life Sentence

A man convicted of capital murder in the death of a San Marcos police officer has filed an appeal related to his life sentence, according to the Hays County District Attorney’s Office. Stewart Thomas Mettz was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for the killing of 58-year-old Kenneth Copeland in 2017. Copeland was the first officer to be killed while on patrol in the history of the San Marcos Police Department. …

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