Hollister police officers arrested a 17-year-old male from Morgan Hill Wednesday for the alleged murder of Andres Guzman, 19, of Hollister, Aug. 8. The arrest was made around 1 p.m.
Capt. David Westrick will take over as Hollister’s police chief on July 2. Westrick served as interim police chief from April 2012 through Dec. 31, 2012, when Captain Carlos Reynoso took over interim police chief duties.
Police investigators believe that David Quiroz requested “something specific” from Heather Carroll the morning of Oct. 10. Although detectives have yet to pin down a precise time when their encounter occurred, it appears as though an argument started soon after her arrival to his southeast Hollister home and that it promptly escalated into a physical confrontation, leading to her death.
The suspect in the homicide of 25-year-old Hollister woman Heather Carroll been convicted on three drunken driving-related charges in San Benito County and served time for other cases of driving without a license, but does not appear to have a local history of convictions for violent offenses, according to court records.
Investigators believe David J. Quiroz killed Heather Alaina Carroll, a 25-year-old mother and wife, in the same residence where a standoff ensued Friday night in southeast Hollister.
Investigators on Saturday found a female body during a search of a Hollister residence following an overnight standoff and arrest in the case of missing Hollister woman Heather Carroll.
Both sides of the Measure E sales tax argument pointed to its potential impact on economic development. Proponents contended that with fewer resources, it would drive away new businesses. The most vocal opponent argued that a lower sales tax would benefit small businesses, and that the city should get out of the economic development business altogether.
Hollister Interim Police Chief David Westrick said Friday that the police department, San Benito County Sheriff's Office and San Benito Probation Department were working together to investigate three Wednesday shootings that may be related.