Crime & Safety
Santee Liquor Store Robbed at Gunpoint, Suspect Arrested
The Fanita Liquor Store was robbed at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 21-year-old suspect is behind bars.
A 21-year-old man was behind bars Tuesday for allegedly robbing a Santee liquor store at gunpoint, authorities said.
The events that led to Victor Gomez being booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of robbery began shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the Fanita Liquor Store at 8663 Fanita Drive was held up by a handgun-wielding man masking his face with a bandana, according to sheriff's Sgt. David Hale.
Deputies dispatched to investigate found Gomez about three blocks south, identified him as a suspect and arrested him, Hale said.
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