Father, son arrested in shooting death at California bar
A father and son have been arrested in connection with a shooting death at a bar in Ontario in February.
George Guillermo Salazar Sr., 43, of Ontario, was arrested at his home on Feb. 11. Georgie Guillermo Salazar Jr., 24, of Montclair, was arrested in Ontario on Feb. 23, the Ontario Police Department said Wednesday, March 3.
They were booked on suspicion of murder into the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.
Salazar Sr. was being held in lieu of $1.25 million bail. Salazar Jr., who was also arrested on suspicion of participating in a criminal street gang, was being held in lieu of $1.35 million bail.
Both were scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday. The online court records did not yet reflect the results of their appearances late Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the Salazars got into a fight with 29-year-old Ontario resident Darius Baxstrum at a bar about 12:50 a.m. on Feb. 7 in the 1500 block of W. Holt Boulevard.
Baxstrum was shot to death, police said. They did not say who fired the shots.
Police asked anyone with information on the crime to call Detective Kyle Mena at 909-408-1769.