LONG BEACH (KNX) — A Wilmington man who allegedly shot and killed a Long Beach bar employee during an argument pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge.
Salvador Rivera, 33, is charged in the Jan. 16 killing of 39-year-old James Lopez, who worked at the Crow’s Nest bar and restaurant in Long Beach.
Lopez was working at the bar that night when police said he got into a verbal spat with Rivera, who then allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Lopez before fleeing on foot.
Lopez was struck multiple times by the gunfire and was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to police.
Rivera was arrested Jan. 21 during a traffic stop near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Roswell Avenue in Chino, police said.
Rivera has remained jailed on a little more than $2 million bail and is due back in a Long Beach courtroom March 17, according to City News Service.
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