San Rafael man identified in fatal Canal shooting
Authorities released the identity of a man who apparently killed himself with a gunshot to the head Monday after a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend and another man in San Rafael. The coroner’s office identified the man as Manuel Avila Primero , 35, of San Rafael. Coroner’s investigator Kenneth Advincula said Tuesday a forensic examination and toxicology tests are scheduled for Wednesday. Toxicology results will not be available for several weeks. The case appears to be a suicide but the investigation is continuing, San Rafael police said. According to the preliminary investigation, a woman who lives in the 200 block of Canal Street went to a nightclub with a male friend on Sunday evening. Her ex-boyfriend, Primero, approached at the club and asked her to dance, and she declined. Primero left the club, but he showed up at her apartment early Monday morning , and the other man from the nightclub was there with her. An argument ensued, and the ex-boyfriend fired a gun at the other ...