Two men who got into a fight with a Long Beach man who was later struck and killed by a car in Santa Fe Springs were arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Kyle Michael Guinea-Mangubat, 21, of Pico Rivera and Anthony Edward Varela, 21, of Montebello were booked on suspicion of murder, according to police. The victim, Ricky Munoz, 21, died at the scene.

“Their actions preceding the accident put him (Munoz) in harm’s way,” Whittier police spokesman Officer John Scoggins said.

He said the altercation between the suspects and Munoz occurred at Maggie’s Pub at 11900 Telegraph Road and continued outside. Munoz ended up on the 11700 block of Telegraph Road where a security car hit him shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Scoggins wasn’t sure what started the dispute. He also said he couldn’t confirm what Munoz’s mother had earlier told the media.

Luz Jimenez told KTLA that her son was at the pub with his sister and got into an altercation with someone who took his hat. She said Munoz was chasing the thief when he was struck by a car. Jimenez couldn’t be reached for comment Thursday.

Scoggins said investigators developed information that led to the two suspects Wednesday night. Officers arrested Varela on the 1400 block of Beverly Boulevard in Montebello and Guinea-Mangubat on the 5500 block of Manzanar Avenue in Pico Rivera.

The two suspects are being held at Whittier jail in lieu of $2 million bail each. They are scheduled for a Friday, Sept. 20, arraignment at Bellflower Superior Court.

A man who answered the phone Thursday at Maggie’s Pub declined comment and referred questions to the Whittier Police department.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detective Kristian Rios at 562-409-1850 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.