California man beaten, chased, shot to death police say; 2 arrested

The homicide happened in the 200 block of E. Stetson Avenue. The suspects were arrested after they crashed.

A 36-year-old man was beaten, chased and shot to death near a Hemet pizza parlor Monday, Nov. 2, and two fleeing suspects were arrested after they crashed in an SUV, police said.

Neither the victim nor the suspects had been publicly identified.

The victim had been punched by two men in an alley, police said, before he fled to a shopping center in the 200 block of East Stetson Avenue. Witnesses then made 911 calls reporting that the suspects were chasing the bloodied victim.

Witnesses told police that the suspects caught up to the victim and cornered him near a pizza restaurant. One shot the victim several times, police said.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

An SUV was seen leaving the area.

The driver lost control and crashed into a brick mailbox in the 1400 block of South Palm Avenue, said police, adding they found the suspects hiding nearby and arrested them. A weapon was found, police said.

Police had not released a motive for the crime. There is no evidence that this shooting is related to the homicide on Sunday in the 200 block of West Florida Avenue, police said.