A man was run over and killed in the parking lot of a Costco, and the death is being investigated as a murder.
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The collision occurred around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, near the gas pumps of a new Costco store in Camarillo. A 28-year-old man from Modesto was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said.
Witnesses pointed out the suspected driver, and he was detained by deputies. He was later arrested on suspicion of murder; the sheriff’s office said he is a 35-year-old man from Agoura Hills.
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Social media reports from people who claim to have seen the crash say a vehicle struck the man after going through cones that had been put up to allow stripe painting in the parking lot.
The warehouse store — off Highway 101 (Ventura Freeway) at the west edge of Camarillo — is scheduled to open on Oct. 30. The gas station has been open since May.
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