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**yasmin** · 12-23-2011, 08:28 PM

An off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy reportedly shot and killed a man in a Murrieta bar on Wednesday.
By David Leonard
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December 22, 2011

Tragedy struck again last night in Murrieta when an off-duty cop reportedly shot and killed a man at a local pub.

Murrieta police responded shortly before 8 p.m. to a shooting call at Spelly’s Bar and Grille off Murrieta Hot Springs Road. A white male was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds inside.

The killing was the second to rock the city in as many days. The hunt is still on for a man accused of stabbing 18-year-old Saskia Burke to death in her Murrieta home early Tuesday morning before assaulting her father and boyfriend.

The bar shooter, an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy, surrendered himself to police without a struggle at the front door, Lt. Tony Conrad said.

The suspect was detained and transferred to Murrieta police headquarters for questioning. The city police department is taking the lead in the shooting investigation with support from the county sheriff’s department.

A sheriff’s spokesman said the department had no comment on the incident and referred requests for information to Murrieta police.

Police shut down the pub’s parking lot and moved about 30 witnesses who were inside at the time of the shooting to a nearby Starbucks for questioning.

Witness from inside

Chris Hull, a 39-year-old Temecula resident, said he was inside the bar and saw the shooting happen.

Hull said he witnessed a man walking up while Hull and a group of friends were playing darts. The man reportedly identified himself as an off-duty cop and started a discussion with the group about darts.

“We were playing darts, and he says 'I’m better at darts than you are,”' Hull said.

“My buddy says, ‘Aw, you suck at darts.’ (The man) says, ‘That’s why I’m a cop, I can do whatever I want to do.’”

Hull said his friend, identified only as Danny, asked the man, “Really, you can do anything?” The man then pulled out his gun, Hull said, and after the group repeatedly asked him to put it away he “pops three rounds into my friend Sam.”

Hull identified his friend as Sam Venettes. He didn't answer a request for Vanette's age or hometown, but said he was a "hardworking guy" who "works three jobs."

Police have not released any information on the name of the victim.

"I just watched the most horrific scene I've seen in my entire life," Hull told Patch.

"This is the worst day of my life."

The shooting was unrelated to the Tuesday stabbing death and ongoing manhunt for the suspect, Conrad said.

http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/b...offduty-deputy

12-23-2011, 08:28 PM	#1
yasmin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 347 Senior Member	Bar Shooting Leaves One Dead; Police Say Shooter Was OffDuty Deputy An off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy reportedly shot and killed a man in a Murrieta bar on Wednesday. By David Leonard Email the author December 22, 2011 Tragedy struck again last night in Murrieta when an off-duty cop reportedly shot and killed a man at a local pub. Murrieta police responded shortly before 8 p.m. to a shooting call at Spelly’s Bar and Grille off Murrieta Hot Springs Road. A white male was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds inside. The killing was the second to rock the city in as many days. The hunt is still on for a man accused of stabbing 18-year-old Saskia Burke to death in her Murrieta home early Tuesday morning before assaulting her father and boyfriend. The bar shooter, an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy, surrendered himself to police without a struggle at the front door, Lt. Tony Conrad said. The suspect was detained and transferred to Murrieta police headquarters for questioning. The city police department is taking the lead in the shooting investigation with support from the county sheriff’s department. A sheriff’s spokesman said the department had no comment on the incident and referred requests for information to Murrieta police. Police shut down the pub’s parking lot and moved about 30 witnesses who were inside at the time of the shooting to a nearby Starbucks for questioning. Witness from inside Chris Hull, a 39-year-old Temecula resident, said he was inside the bar and saw the shooting happen. Hull said he witnessed a man walking up while Hull and a group of friends were playing darts. The man reportedly identified himself as an off-duty cop and started a discussion with the group about darts. “We were playing darts, and he says 'I’m better at darts than you are,”' Hull said. “My buddy says, ‘Aw, you suck at darts.’ (The man) says, ‘That’s why I’m a cop, I can do whatever I want to do.’” Hull said his friend, identified only as Danny, asked the man, “Really, you can do anything?” The man then pulled out his gun, Hull said, and after the group repeatedly asked him to put it away he “pops three rounds into my friend Sam.” Hull identified his friend as Sam Venettes. He didn't answer a request for Vanette's age or hometown, but said he was a "hardworking guy" who "works three jobs." Police have not released any information on the name of the victim. "I just watched the most horrific scene I've seen in my entire life," Hull told Patch. "This is the worst day of my life." The shooting was unrelated to the Tuesday stabbing death and ongoing manhunt for the suspect, Conrad said. http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/b...offduty-deputy
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