Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 | 3:59 p.m.
A suspect in a fatal shooting in a parking lot during a dispute has been found dead, according to Metro Police.
Officers responded Oct. 20 to a report of gunfire near the 2700 block of South Maryland Parkway, police said. A man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Investigators determined the victim had been in an altercation with the suspect, who pulled out a gun and shot him before fleeing the scene, police said.
The suspect, 21-year-old Cameron Mendiola, was found the next day in the 6800 block of Bermuda Road suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
