San Diego police homicide detectives are releasing the names of the people involved in Wednesday morning’s double murder downtown and the man thought to be responsible.
Husband, 39-year-old Jose Medina, and wife, 31-year-old Rachael Martinez were ambushed. Both were shot and killed while waiting in their car for a court hearing.
The two were asking the court for a permanent restraining order against 26-year-old Christopher Farrell.
After allegedly killing the couple, Farrell was shot and killed in a gun battle with Harbor Police officers in Little Italy.
A sidewalk shrine is just starting to be built at Union and Ash streets, where the couple was killed. Family members say they brought candles and flowers to show how much they care, and they brought holy water to sprinkle on the ground.
The sadness of tragic deaths of Jose Medina and Rachael Martinez is compounded by the four children that survive them. The youngest are under the age of 5.
“I hugged my little nephews and carried them …