Dad shot man dead in ‘revenge killing’ after his own daughter’s death

According to California authorities, a father is suspected of killing another man as retaliation for the loss of his 16-year-old daughter.

According to a news release from the Alamance County District Attorney’s Office on Monday, December 5, Louie Sixto Lopez, 52, held Reynaldo Cantu’s son accountable for the death of his own daughter in October. The daughter, Danielle Lopez, was murdered on October 3 while crossing Interstate 680 in San Jose as a pedestrian, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol in the East Bay Times. According to a DA’s office email to McClatchy News, information for Lopez’s attorney was not immediately available. Just after 2:00 p.m., Lopez arrived at Cantu’s Newark residence.

According to the press statement, Lopez confronted Cantu and enquired over his son’s location. Lopez said, “His son had slain his daughter,” according to the prosecution. After that, Cantu was twice shot by Lopez, the report states. Later declared dead at the scene, Cantu. Lopez, according to a probable cause statement, walked back to his car, which he had parked a block away. Diner TNT The most recent South Sound eating news, including reviews, openings, and closings of restaurants. LOG ON The Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service are in effect, and this website is secured by reCAPTCHA.

The probable cause statement claimed that a Ring camera mounted to Cantu’s garage had recorded the fatal shooting. Images from the surveillance camera were compared to “Lopez’s prior mugshots, and his Washington Driver License photograph,” the probable cause statement stated, in order to identify Lopez as a suspect in the shooting.

The probable cause statement indicates that Lopez was taken into custody on December 3 in San Jose. While executing a search warrant, police discovered “a pistol, with a 30-round magazine, zip ties, rope, a big survival knife, and duct tape,” according to the probable cause statement. The “clothes Lopez wore” when being shot was also discovered by the police. According to the press statement, Lopez has been accused of murder and “gun usage enhancement.” Online jail records show that Lopez is being held without bond. The press announcement states that he will likely show up in court on December 7. San Francisco is located around 40 miles southeast of Newark.

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