SPRING VALLEY (CNS)-A 61-year-old man was pronounced dead when he was attacked outside a bar in Spring Valley on Tuesday, a sheriff official said on Saturday.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Raymond Bermudez Jr. was pronounced dead on Friday night. Bemudez’s close relatives were told of his death. The forensic office arranged for an autopsy on Sunday.

The suspect Ronald Francis Valdez, the nephew of Bermudez, was released on bail and released on a lesser charge. The homicide detective will amend the criminal charges as the investigation continues.

Detectives determined that Bemudez was not in Shooter’s Cocktails before the incident.

Allegedly, Valdez entered Shooter’s Cocktails at 10761 Jamacha Blvd. However, the officer of the sheriff said that he was denied services and left. The attack occurred in the parking lot.

At about 9:30 on Tuesday evening, the sheriff’s deputy received a radio call about a fight in a bar. When they arrived, they found Bemudez with a head injury in the parking lot in front of the bar.

The firefighters responded and rushed Bemudez to the local hospital. The sheriff’s homicide team responded and assumed responsibility for the investigation.

The officer of the sheriff said that detectives learned that Valdez had left the bar, and an argument followed. Valdez allegedly attacked Bemudez, causing him to be life-threatening.

Valdez fled the scene before the representative arrived.

The San Diego area fugitive task force found Valdez and arrested him near his residence on suspicion of assault for serious bodily harm.

Anyone with information about the incident is required to call 858-285-6330 or 858-565-5200 after get off work to contact the homicide team. Or, they are asked to call the fight crime hotline at 888-580-8477.

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