Briefly

There won’t be any answers soon in the daytime shooting death of a

Newport Beach man in a crowded Costa Mesa parking lot.

On Friday, the arraignment of Ramadan Dokovic, 42, of Downey in the

slaying of Miroslav Maric, 48, was continued until July 16 at Harbor

Justice Center in Newport Beach.

Costa Mesa police said the two men were sitting in a Mercedes Benz

convertible when they got into an argument and Maric was shot at least

twice May 18 in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box at 17th Street and

Tustin Avenue.

Maric was admitted to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana in critical

condition and died May 22 after being taken off life support.

Police have not disclosed any information regarding the connection

between Dokovic or Maric or a motive for the shooting.