The Brief
- Man killed at El Cerrito shopping center likely targeted, police say.
- Slaying happened two days after last of city’s Flock license-plate cameras were removed.
- Police looking for three in Nissan Maxima caught on home security video.
EL CERRITO, Calif. – The shooting death of a man outside a busy El Cerrito restaurant happened just days after the last of the city’s license-plate cameras were removed, a step that lengthened the amount of time it took for investigators to identify a vehicle wanted in the slaying, the police chief said Monday.
Arrest in case, getaway car found
What we know:
Late Monday, El Cerrito police announced the arrest of Jacari Gibson, 18, on suspicion of murder. Police said Gibson was arrested by Richmond police and that the Nissan Maxima authorities were looking for had been recovered by Vallejo police. Gibson was an alleged lookout, police said.
Cell phone video shows El Cerrito police trying unsuccessfully to revive a 21-year-old man who had been shot outside Los Moles restaurant at Del Norte Plaza shopping center on San Pablo Avenue.
Victim likely targeted, police say
What we know:…