Man accused of opening fire at Mission Valley hotel faces judge

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man accused of opening fire inside a Mission Valley hotel , killing one of his co-workers and injuring another, pleaded not guilty Thursday in a San Diego courtroom.

Kevin Larin, 29, faces charges including first-degree murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Prosecutors say he shot and killed 19-year-old Damian Martinez inside the lobby of the Handlery Hotel on March 3 and seriously wounded a 23-year-old man outside by shooting him in the upper body.

Larin, who is from Northridge, and the two victims, including the man from El Monte who died, were in San Diego for work , investigators said…

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