Man sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatal shooting in Chollas Creek area


Photos show the suspect in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Lazaro Orozco in City Heights.
Photos show the suspect in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Lazaro Orozco in City Heights. Photos via San Diego Crime Stoppers

A man who shot another man to death in broad daylight in a neighborhood near the Colina Park Golf Course, he then fled to Mexico, was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison.

freddy rivera corbi 23, was convicted by a San Diego jury of the August 2, 2019 murder of 26-year-old Lázaro Orozco near the intersection of 52nd Street and University Avenue.

On Monday, Corbi received 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder, plus another 10 years for improving his use of weapons.

Police said Corbi and Orozco got into an altercation around 2:30 p.m., during which Corbi pulled out a gun and shot the victim, then fled the scene. Orozco died of his injuries at a hospital, according to San Diego police.

At Corbi’s arraignment, a prosecutor alleged that the confrontation was captured on surveillance footage and that Corbi fled to Mexico after the shooting. He was arrested more than a month later.

— City News Service

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