A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a father of two young sons during a follow-home robbery in San Dimas.
Nicholas Simbolon, 42, was found dead by a relative in his garage Tuesday night in the 1800 block of Hawbrook Drive. Sheriff Robert Luna said Thursday that it appears he was followed home by the suspect from a electric vehicle charging station about 12 miles away in West Covina.
The victim was shot and robbed as he got out of his car in his garage, Luna said. Details about the items taken in the robbery were not immediately available.
Simbolon died at the scene. The killing did not appear to be associated in any way with Simbolon's employment with the county, Luna said.
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"It's just absolutely horrible," Luna said, adding that the victim is a county information technology employee who is survived by a spouse and two sons, ages 8 and 12.
County CEO Fesia Davenport said Simbolon was a seven-year county employee. He previously worked at the county Superior Court, then joined her office in 2019 as a project manager who played a key role in developing many
software apps for the CEO's office.
Details about what led to the arrest were not immediately available. The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Jerrid Powell.
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He was being held on $2 million bond. An initial court date was scheduled for Dec. 4, according to jail records.
"We have found no relationship between the suspect and the victim," Luna said.
Anyone with information about this shooting was asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous calls can be made to 800-222-8477 or tips may be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.
