Man, 19, Suspected of Killing Teen in San Marcos Arrested at Border

A young man was behind bars Tuesday in connection with the death of a teenage boy gunned down last spring while hanging out with friends at a San Marcos strip mall.

Members of a federal fugitive task force arrested Adrian Francisco Ramirez, 19, on Friday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry for allegedly killing Isaac Shekhayem, 17, of San Marcos, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

At about 11:30 p.m. May 15, the boy was standing with a group of people in a parking lot at a shopping center in the 900 block of Los Vallecitos Boulevard when a vehicle pulled to a stop and the shooter stepped out and opened fire.

A round struck the victim in the head, sheriff’s Lt. Michael Krugh said. One of the victim’s companions drove him to Palomar Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead shortly after arrival.

Officials did not immediately disclose what led investigators to identify Ramirez as the alleged shooter.

The suspect, also a San Marcos resident, was booked into San Diego Central Jail on a first-degree murder charge. He is being held without bail pending arraignment.