Horton Plaza Mall Shooting: Man Arrested In Killing Of San Diego Navy Sailor

SAN DIEGO, CA – A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Navy sailor Saturday at San Diego's Westfield Horton Plaza, police officials announced Tuesday.

According to the San Diego Police Department, Arrow Morris, 39, of San Diego was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday in the Serra Mesa neighborhood of San Diego.

Morris was booked into San Diego County Jail for the murder of James Celani, a 43-year-old active-duty Navy man, police said. Morris was also charged with attempting to murder the victim's cousin, robbery, dissuading a witness and violation of parole.

Homicide detectives said Morris was arguing with a woman outside the Mad House Comedy Club on the seventh floor of Horton Plaza. He allegedly grabbed her purse, walked away and came across Celani and his cousin.

“While walking from the club, Morris encountered the victims and without provocation, shot both victims,” Lt. Mike Holden said.

Following the gunfire, the shooter and his cohort ran off to the north through the mall and escaped, Holden said.

The second suspect has been identified, police said, but detectives are working to determine how he was involved in the shooting. He has not been arrested, and police have not released his identity.

Celani, a career military aviator assigned to headquarters staff at Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, was pronounced dead at UCSD Medical Center from bullet wounds to his chest.

Celani's cousin, a 29-year-old Riverside resident, was treated for a minor gunshot wound to one of his legs.

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City News Service contributed to this report.

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