Deadly shooting in the Handleery Hotel in San Diego leaves 1 dead

San Diego – A fatal shooting outside the Handleery Hotel in the Hotel Circes on March 3, 2025 left a man and one injured. The suspicious, 29-year-old Kevin Larin was arrested shortly after the incident.

Around 8:20 p.m., the witnesses reported the shootings in the hotel in the 950 Hotel Circle North. Officers arrived to find a 19-year-old Hispanic man in an interior after suffering a gunshot wound on his upper body. His identity is held back until the family notification.

A second victim, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was found outside the hotel lobby with a gunshot wound on his upper body. He was taken to a local hospital, but is expected to survive.

The investigators quickly found a dark F-1550 truck on the hotel car park, where they arrested larin without incidents. He was instructed in the San Diego County prison for murder.

Each with additional information is asked to contact the San Diego Police Murder unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stopper at (888) 580-8477.