Father Of Four Fatally Shot During Confrontation In California

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New cellphone video shows the tense confrontation in a shooting in North County that left a 40-year-old father of four dead and another man wounded.

Family members identified the man who was killed as Martin Lucas, 40. Investigators say he was shot Monday by Michael Burke, 70, during a confrontation on a private road in Fallbrook.

Lucas’ daughter, Martina Lucas, said her father was a devoted parent who always made time for his family.

“My dad was always there for us on our birthdays, on Christmas, on New Year’s,” she said. “My dad was my best friend.”

According to the family, Lucas was driving a pickup truck and heading home after helping a friend with a landscaping job when the confrontation occurred.

Cellphone video recorded by a bystander captures portions of the encounter, though it has been edited and does not show the full context of what led to the argument.

In the video, Burke can be heard yelling toward the truck.

“You want to die today? I will kill you,” a man believed to be Burke says.

The footage appears to show Burke placing a long gun through the passenger-side window as he argues with a man in the passenger seat, who Martina Lucas said was her father’s friend. A struggle appears to follow.

Moments later, a gunshot rings out and the truck begins rolling slowly downhill toward East Mission Road.

Martina Lucas said both her father and his friend were struck by gunfire.

“He killed my father, like he was an animal,” she said. “My dad didn’t deserve that.”

After the shot is fired, the video shows Burke yelling toward the vehicle from the road before the recording ends.

According to a property owner along the gated private road where the shooting occurred, Burke lives in a mobile home on the property and works there as a caretaker.

Larry Cinnamon, a Fallbrook resident who said he has known Burke for about a decade, said the accusations surprised him.

“That’s not like Mike at all. He’s not an aggressive person,” Cinnamon said.

Cinnamon said he did not know the circumstances of the shooting but believes Burke may have been trying to protect the property from trespassers.

The second man who was shot was treated and released from a nearby hospital, authorities said.

Meanwhile, Lucas’ family has created an online fundraiser to help pay for funeral expenses.

“I really hope the guy stays in jail, that he rots in there, that he never comes out,” Martina Lucas said.

Burke faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.

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5 +1 WhatYallLookinAt 4 weeks ago

I fucking hate this website.

9 +1 Gutshot 4 weeks ago

It’s time the Mexican learns his place in the White Man’s society!

2 +1 Zatoichi 3 weeks ago

@Gutshot What did he do wrong?

2 +1 Hackintosh 4 weeks ago

Hes done

10 +1 WhiteFuture 4 weeks ago

one less spic in Jew Merica

0 +1 Zatoichi 3 weeks ago

@WhiteFuture Oh plz, shaddap, you clowns had your chance in ww2 and you fucking blew it and got 40 million mostly white people killed for nothing

15 +1 HAL_9000 4 weeks ago

That redneck asshole is going to die in prison, for defending property that he doesn't even own with lethal force.
There won't be any question about his intent.. He flat out said that he would kill them, after asking if they want to die today.

Burke lived on an adjacent property, one of four that use the gate on E. Mission and the road that leads to the top of the hill.
The man who operates the vacation rental at the top of the hill, Alan Hsu, verified to Village News that Michael Burke did not work for them and they, in fact, have had trouble previously with Burke trying to get their property shut down. He also verified that his workers have complained in the past about Burke making racist comments.