The family of a Hollister man who was shot to death at a local car wash in February has filed a lawsuit claiming the owners of the business where the crime occurred are responsible for the homicide.
Efrain Amezcua, 48, was allegedly shot and killed by Jose Angel Valdez following an altercation at Hillcrest Car & RV Wash on Feb. 9. Valdez initially fled the scene of the shooting, but was arrested later that day after law enforcement officers used his vehicle information to locate him, according to authorities.
The civil lawsuit was filed on Dec. 16—the same day that Valdez was held to answer for criminal charges related to the homicide at a hearing at the courthouse in Hollister…