CAMARILLO, Calif. () — A man was arrested on murder charges after a fatal incident in a Costco parking lot in Camarillo, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call at about 8:37 p.m. on Tuesday reporting that a man had been struck by a vehicle in the Costco parking lot, at 437 W. Ventura Boulevard, near the gas pumps.
When deputies arrived, witnesses directed them to the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident. Authorities detained the driver and identified him as 35-year-old Abba Bryski, of Agoura Hills.
The victim, only identified as a 28-year-old man from Modesto, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Bryski was later arrested and booked into the Ventura County Jail on one count of murder.
Detectives from the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau and the Camarillo Investigations Unit responded to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau assumed responsibility for the case and is actively investigating the incident as a homicide.
An investigator from the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the hospital and transported the victim to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Erik Hernandez at (805) 384-4729 or Detective Gerardo Cruz at (805) 384-4726.
The Camarillo store is slated for its grand opening on October 30, according to the Costco’s website. The gas station opened earlier this year.
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