On March 18, 2023, at about 10:00 p.m., deputies found 39-year-old Gregory Moore unconscious in a vehicle at Lemon Grove Avenue and San Miguel Avenue in Lemon Grove, California. He had been shot in the left upper leg and lower torso; deputies applied a tourniquet and paramedics took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s investigation identified multiple suspects. By November 2024, four people had been arrested in connection with the homicide: 22-year-old Zahkee Miller, 28-year-old Julio Dulay, 33-year-old Ronald Perry, and 44-year-old Daniel Ethridge. Ethridge was located in St. Paul, Minnesota, on November 7, 2024, on theft charges and an outstanding warrant for Moore’s murder; authorities are coordinating extradition. Two others, 30-year-old Alondre Dickerson and 26-year-old Tyrae Carter, were arrested and charged as accessories.

Investigators have not disclosed a motive or the specific roles each person allegedly played. Anyone with information about Gregory Moore’s killing is asked to contact the San Diego County Sheriff’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.