Police have very strong leads in their investigation into the fatal shooting of security guard James Patrick Deleon Guerrero inside a poker arcade in Afetnas last April 21, according to Department of Public Safety Commissioner James C. Deleon Guerrero.<\/p>\n
In an interview, Commissioner Deleon Guerrero disclosed that they are pursuing many leads but at this point they would not classify those individuals as \u201cpersons of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said there are certain thresholds that have to be met before investigators move from one category to another or before they could classify a person as one of interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we do have very strong leads\u2026some names [from] that particular incident,\u201d Deleon Guerrero said. \u201cBut other than having strong leads, we really don\u2019t want to comment any further.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s participation in the investigation, he said DPS and the FBI are working on a number of different projects or investigations together, including the security guard\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to continue to work with one another. We always have a good working relationship with our federal partners here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He noted that the FBI has a great deal of resources that DPS can avail of in this cooperative arrangement.<\/p>\n
Deleon Guerrero was on duty at Royal Poker in Afetnas when a masked man entered the establishment and shot him with a handgun.<\/p>\n
Police found the 39-year-old Deleon Guerrero\u2019s body in the bathroom. A female cashier was also shot at, but she was not hit as she had taken cover and locked herself inside the cashier\u2019s booth.<\/p>\n
The suspect failed to get any money and fled on foot, police said.<\/p>\n
An autopsy showed that Deleon Guerrero died of a gunshot wound on the right side of his chest.<\/p>\n
Police said the surveillance camera\u2019s footage shows that the armed suspect is about 5\u20198\u201d to 5\u201910\u201d tall, medium built, was wearing a gray military pattern dress uniform, and a black mask covering his face.<\/p>\n
The suspect forced Deleon Guerrero at gunpoint inside the bathroom. The suspect then approached the cashier window and the female cashier hid under the cashier\u2019s booth.<\/p>\n
Shots were fired, then the gunman fled the scene on foot toward Beach Road, San Antonio.<\/p>\n
The victim, a resident of Chalan Kanoa, is first cousin of Commissioner Deleon Guerrero. When the shooting happened, his son and common-law wife were in Guam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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