Sheriff’s investigators arrested the identified suspect in a
shooting that occurred in San Juan Bautista on Friday night,
according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s investigators arrested the identified suspect in a shooting that occurred in San Juan Bautista on Friday night, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators identified one of the multiple suspects, 26-year-old Gonzalo Ramirez, Jr., through witness statements at the scene. He turned himself in to authorities on Monday afternoon and was booked into the San Benito County Jail, according to the office.
The sheriff’s office responded to a report of multiple shots fired at about 8:35 p.m. Friday at Muckelemi Street in San Juan Bautista, according to a statement from the office. There was one victim of a single gunshot wound whom family members transported to a south Bay Area hospital for treatment before he was released.
Detective Sgt. Tony Lamonica with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office is handling the case and noted how the incident began when a car with four or five people inside pulled up to the victim.
Two of those with suspected involvement got out of the car and shot the man, whose injuries were not life threatening. Lamonica said he cannot say where the man was shot until the investigation is done.
Lamonica noted how the passenger did the shooting, but it is unclear at this point what motive they may have had in the attack.
The group fled the scene immediately after firing multiple shots and drove toward Highway 156, Lamonica said.
Lamonica said there were at least five witnesses in total to the shootings.
Anyone with information should call Lamonica at the sheriff’s office at (831) 636-4080.
