WATSONVILLE — A 15-year-old boy has been taken into custody in the course of the investigation of Sunday’s deadly downtown taking pictures.
The teenager, whose id won't be launched on account of his age, was arrested Thursday by Watsonville police investigators lower than a block from the Sudden Road taking pictures, authorities mentioned. He'll face prices by means of the juvenile justice system, the place proceedings and outcomes are usually closed to the general public.
The arrest stems from a taking pictures shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday in a privately owned industrial parking zone that left Adrian Ayala, 19, of Watsonville, with deadly wounds. Regardless of lifesaving efforts, Ayala died on the scene. Based on Watsonville police, officers working with the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Group and Santa Cruz County Auto Theft Discount and Enforcement Job Drive have been capable of observe the suspected shooter to Waters Alley, between Jefferson and Sudden Streets. As officers tried to arrest the boy, he allegedly tossed a gun, in accordance with a division launch.
“The suspect has ties to an area gang and is presently dealing with a number of prices, together with homicide, possession of a firearm, gang enhancements, and probation violation,” a division spokesperson posted to social media. “He has been booked into Juvenile Corridor.”
Sunday’s taking pictures marked the town’s second murder of 2022. Feliciano Martinez Perea, 18, of Watsonville, was killed in an April 5 taking pictures within the courtyard of an residence advanced on the 100 block of Riverside Drive.