California wife's affair with toyboy ends in horrific double murder on courthouse steps

A hubby and woman were gunned down by her spurned person adjacent a San Diego courthouse aft filing for a restraining bid from him, constabulary said. 

Rachael Martinez, 31, and Jose Medina, 39, were changeable dormant Wednesday portion sitting successful their car waiting to participate court, allegedly ambushed by Martinez's 'toyboy' Christopher Farrell, 26. 

According to tribunal documents reported by the San Diego Union Tribune, Martinez had been progressive successful an matter with Farrell for respective weeks, but broke it disconnected erstwhile Medina recovered retired successful precocious September. 

When Martinez met with Farrell and asked him to backmost off, she alleged their enactment ended successful violence, and some and she her hubby went connected to record restraining orders against the 26-year-old. 

Farrell was fired from his occupation arsenic a information defender astatine the Metropolitan Transit System office, and helium was initially arrested aft Martinez alleged domestic violence, mendacious imprisonment and enactment crimes successful her restraining order. 

But constabulary said the 'case had insufficient grounds and corroboration to instantly determination forward', and Farrell was released from jail. 

The calamity involving the hubby and woman - who permission down 4 children - would unfold conscionable days aboriginal erstwhile the mates returned to tribunal for a proceeding implicit Martinez's restraining order. 

A justice granted Martinez's restraining bid connected October 7, and Medina obtained a abstracted bid against Farrell the adjacent day, tribunal documents showed. 

Sheriff's deputies attempted to service Farrell with the restraining orders astatine work, nevertheless helium had already been fired by that clip and it is unclear if the orders had been served earlier the shooting. 

On Wednesday morning, Martinez and Medina were scheduled for a proceeding implicit her lawsuit astatine 9am. Police said they received reports of shots fired astatine 8:22am. 

Witnesses told 911 dispatch that the mates were sat successful their car connected Union Street, astir 2 blocks from the courthouse, and said a gunman changeable them dormant earlier fleeing the scene. 

Authorities launched an urgent manhunt successful the area, and a witnesser spotted Farrell hiding from cops down an electrical box. 

When approached by Harbor Police officers, a shootout ensued arsenic Farrell reportedly began utilizing the electrical container doorway arsenic a shield portion firing a handgun astatine officers. 

One serviceman was changeable successful the hip, earlier Farrell was changeable respective times and was mortally wounded. He was hospitalized and died hours later. 

San Diego constabulary homicide Lt. Jud Campbell said Thursday that the shootout unfolded rapidly implicit conscionable 90 seconds. 

On Farrell's person, officers discovered mag clips, a tactical flashlight and folding knives. 

The wounded serviceman is recovering successful hospital, and Harbor Police Chief Magda Fernandez said his 'family are grateful for the enactment they are receiving and respectfully petition privateness astatine this clip arsenic they process and statesman healing from this traumatic incident.'