LONG BEACH (CNS) – A Wilmington man was charged today with murder for allegedly shooting a Long Beach bar employee during a verbal dispute. Â
Salvador Rivera, 33, was ordered to remain jailed in lieu of just over $2 million bail while awaiting arraignment Feb. 15 in connection with the Jan. 16 killing of James Lopez, 39, of Bell. Â
Rivera was arrested last Friday during a traffic stop near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Roswell Avenue in Chino, according to Long Beach police. Â
Detectives had gathered “significant evidence” connecting him to the killing, police said. Â
The shooting occurred at the Crow’s Nest, according to multiple media reports. Â
Officers were sent to the business near the 1900 block of Willow Street at about 10:15 p.m. on Jan. 16 after a report of a shooting inside the business, and found Lopez suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Â
Police said Lopez was involved in a verbal dispute with Rivera, a customer who allegedly fired several shots at him before fleeing the scene on foot. Â
Lopez was taken to a nearby hospital, where he subsequently died.
