
Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Delivery Driver’s Shooting Death
Published on May 3, 2024
SAN DIEGO—A man who robbed and fatally shot a marijuana delivery driver in the community of Southcrest was sentenced May 3 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Raheem Malik Meals, who was 18 years old at the time of the shooting, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, plus a special-circumstance allegation of murder in the commission of a robbery for the Jan. 15, 2020 killing of 20-year-old Ismail Abouabid. Officers responded to a report of a possible traffic accident on Boston Avenue shortly before noon that day and found Mr. Abouabid behind the wheel of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head....
