MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral killed nether "suspicious" circumstances past week was identified by the Merced County Sheriff's Office connected Tuesday.
The sheriff's bureau identified the unfortunate arsenic 55-year-old Gilberto Ramirez of Gustine. Ramirez was shot to decease successful the 4600 artifact of Hunt Road, conscionable southbound of Gustine, connected Aug. 20.
At first, the sheriff's bureau said Ramirez's decease was being investigated arsenic a "suspicious death," but it aboriginal turned into a homicide investigation. This led to the apprehension of 46-year-old Timothy Fontes, who is facing homicide charges.
This is an ongoing investigation.