Victim dies; now it’s “murder”

Now it’s murder.

A suspect arrested in the shooting of a Garden Grove man on May 7 will now face a murder charge.

According to Detective Sgt. Evan Beresford of the GGPD, the victim – now identified as Dave Abbott, 57 – has died. He passed away at 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, May 12.

Ali Samoodi, 51, of Anaheim, is suspected of the fatal shooting that took place in a home in the 5300 block of Santa Barbara Avenue.  He left the scene in a rented U-Haul truck and led police, Riverside Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol units in a pursuit that was finally concluded in the area of Interstate 10 and Cedar Avenue. He was arrested and booked for attempted murder.

The investigation is still ongoing and any witnesses with information about the incident are asked to call the GGPD Detective Terra Ramirez at (714) 741-5839.