Todd James Megna, 51, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Anaheim Lodge at 837 S. Beach Blvd., where he was renting a room. The early-morning shooting occurred shortly before 7 a.m. on April 14, 2020. The Anaheim Police Department identified Megna as the victim and opened an investigation.

Police named 38-year-old Ysrael Garza as the primary suspect and released surveillance images. Garza was described as Latino, about 5 feet 7 inches and 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and was considered armed and dangerous. Investigators said the shooting was a targeted attack and not random, and that Garza and Megna were acquainted; police did not believe the incident was gang-related.

On April 24, 2020, Anaheim SWAT officers arrested Garza in Fullerton and he was booked on a $1 million murder warrant. What was the motive for the targeted attack remains unclear. Did anyone in the area know Megna or see activity around the Anaheim Lodge that morning?