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A teenage boy was shot and killed in a fight outside a Walmart in Eastlake Tuesday night, and Chula Vista police said they arrested the alleged gunman after he contacted them.<\/p>\n

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Police were dispatched to the Walmart on Eastlake Parkway shortly after 10:30 p.m. after someone called 911 to report a shooting.<\/p>\n

Officers found the teen suffering from a single gunshot wound in the parking lot and administered aid. He was transported to the hospital, where he died.\u00a0His name has not yet been released.<\/p>\n

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After the shooting, police said the suspected shooter called 911 to report the incident and waited nearby to be contacted by officers. The man, 32-year-old Thomas Perez of Chula Vista, was arrested on suspicion of murder. He is being held without bail in county jail.<\/p>\n

According to police, Perez and the victim had been fighting when Perez pulled a holstered firearm from his waistband and shot the teen.\u00a0Police did not say what prompted the fight.<\/p>\n

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