Police arrest 2 teens as alleged gunmen in homicide
By Ricardo Tovar
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SALINAS, California (KSBW) — Salinas police have arrested two teens in connection with a homicide near a laundromat in East Salinas that occurred Monday morning.
Salinas Police Chief Carlos Acosta says a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old male were arrested as the alleged gunmen in the crime. The pair was arrested Monday afternoon, just hours after the shooting.
KSBW 8 was at the scene Monday morning and confirmed police are investigating a shooting that occurred near 912 North Sanborn at around 6:50 a.m., according to police.
Police added that they responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area and received multiple calls about a shooting victim in the same location.
Police say a man in his late 30s was shot and killed, though further details remain unclear. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He had not been identified as of Tuesday.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown, and police are not ruling out any possibility.
Police could be seen Monday morning conducting their investigation near a blue truck in the parking lot. There were several evidence markers on the ground, police tape surrounding the area, and a body lying nearby outside the truck.
Police added that the victim was not inside the truck when he was shot and killed.
Police said multiple rounds were fired, and multiple shell casings were found.
Police say at this time it is unknown whether the suspects and the victim knew each other, or whether the case is gang-related.
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