San Diego police say 20-year-old Ta’Kari Terell Benness has been arrested in Minnesota for the murder of Albert Soto, an 18-year-old U.S. Navy sailor from Queens, New York.

Soto was fatally shot in the East Village neighborhood of San Diego following a confrontation outside a nightclub.

Around 12:49 a.m. on August 31, 2024, officers responded to reports of gunfire near the intersection of 9th Street and F Street. An officer in the area found Soto on the ground with at least one gunshot wound. CPR was performed at the scene, and Soto was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.