Overview

• Lyft driver John Lucas, 51, was found unresponsive in his car on Calle Bella Vista and was pronounced dead after multiple shots were fired, according to officials.
• Investigators say the suspect, Angel Lopez, and his girlfriend had been using methamphetamine and added a stop at an abandoned house before the shooting.
• Court records contend the killing was carried out to take the car, with Lopez allegedly firing five times from the back seat and telling his girlfriend to get out.
• Deputies identified Lopez the same day, located him in Guadalupe the next morning, and took him into custody after he retreated into a home and surrendered to SWAT.
• Lopez is jailed on first-degree murder and armed-robbery charges with a $1 million cash bond and an Oct. 2 hearing set, and the sheriff’s office is asking the public for tips.