CAMARILLO, Calif. — A 35-year-old Agoura Hills man has been charged with murder in the death of a 28-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle at the Costco gas station in Camarillo on the night of Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced.
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The defendant was identified as Abba Avrohom Bryski, 35, of Agoura Hills. He was arrested and booked into Ventura County Jail on suspicion of murder after deputies detained him at the scene, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
News outlets have identified the victim as Nicholas Lang, 28, of Modesto. The Sheriff's Office identified him publicly only as a 28-year-old man from Modesto.
Bryski remains in custody. He was scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on Monday, October 26, 2026, according to the latest reports.
The Call, The Arrest, The Victim
The Ventura County Sheriff's Communications Center received a call at about 8:37 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, reporting that a man had been struck by a vehicle near the gas pumps at the Costco property at 431 W. Ventura Blvd. in Camarillo, according to the Sheriff's Office.
When deputies arrived, witnesses directed them to the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident. Deputies detained Bryski at the scene, and he was later arrested and booked into Ventura County Jail on one count of murder, the Sheriff's Office stated.
The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Sheriff's Office. An investigator from the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the hospital and transported the victim to the agency's facility for further examination.
Detectives from the Sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau and the Camarillo Investigations Unit responded to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, and the Major Crimes Bureau assumed responsibility for the case.
The Charges, The Custody, The Court Date
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office has charged Bryski with felony murder, with a deadly-weapon enhancement, according to the New York Post report on the charges.
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Bryski also faces a charge of resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer or emergency medical technician, according to jail records cited in news reports.
Bryski, listed in jail records as an educator and rabbi, is the son of Rabbi Moshe Bryski, head of Chabad of the Conejo. The wider Chabad-Lubavitch movement has disputed that the younger Bryski held any official standing within the movement, according to the New York Post.
The Sheriff's Office stated that detectives assumed responsibility for the investigation and are actively investigating the incident as a homicide.
The Sheriff's Office also stated that the cause and manner of the death will be determined by the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office, and that the investigation is ongoing.
What Detectives Have Not Said, The Store Opening, What Comes Next
Detectives have not disclosed the circumstances immediately preceding the fatal strike, and authorities have not said whether Bryski and the victim knew each other or why the victim was at the gas station that evening.
The incident occurred at a newly built Costco warehouse scheduled to open on October 30, 2026. The gas station on the same lot has been operating since May 2026, while construction continued on the warehouse.
Bryski is charged, not convicted, and the case remains pending in Ventura County Superior Court.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Erik Hernandez at 805-384-4729 or Detective Gerardo Cruz at 805-384-4726, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Sources
New York Post, "Rabbi charged with murder after man fatally struck at SoCal Costco" (October 25, 2026); The Camarillo Acorn, "Vehicle fatality near new Costco"; Ventura County Sheriff's Office statements as reported by the Camarillo Acorn and the New York Post.