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MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Merced Police Department has identified and arrested the suspects successful the shooting decease of a 19-year-old past month.
According to police, connected Aug. 18 astatine astir 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting astatine 314 W. 19th Street. They arrived to find 19-year-old Iran Hedrington with aggregate gunshot wounds, and helium aboriginal died astatine the scene.
Detectives took implicit the probe and accidental they identified the suspects arsenic 22-year-old Jalyl Slatton and 19-year-old Elijah Garcia, some pack members. On Sep. 3, officers served hunt warrants to find some suspects.
Slatton was located and arrested astatine his location successful Merced. Garcia was not located astatine that time, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On September 12, Garcia was arrested successful San Jose with the assistance of the San Jose Police Department. Both suspects are present successful constabulary custody.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Anyone with accusation related to this lawsuit is encouraged to interaction Detective Saldivar astatine (209) 769-8959.
