Pomona police announced Friday the arrest of a suspect facing a murder charge in the weekend shooting death of a woman found inside a tire store.
Jose Carlos Martinez-Perez, 31, of Mira Loma was located in Pomona and arrested Wednesday, according to the Pomona Police Department.
Martinez-Perez is believed to have been an acquaintance of the victim and the motive for the killing is believed to be a dispute over money, police said.
The shooting was reported just before 8 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of West Holt Avenue, according to Pomona police Sgt. Ian Miller. Officers responding to a report of a disturbance at the store found Vanessa Hedge, 38, dead inside, he said.
Martinez-Perez is jailed in lieu of $2 million bail.