UPDATE: Details revealed on suspect accused of killing a Watsonville homeless man

UPDATE 6/22/15 12:55 p.m.: Watsonville Police is revealing more information on its most recent arrest in the killing of a homeless man earlier this month near Ramsay Park.

Investigators said Luciano Acevedo is from Watsonville but has ties to Salinas. Acevedo is known to local law enforcement and could be an associate of a local street gang.

Police said Acevedo was out on parole before he was accused of killing a Carlos Vasquez, 27.

Acevedo is being held in the Monterey County Jail and will be extradited to Santa Cruz County soon. Police expect him to be charged with murder and a gun enhancement.

Investigators said they aren’t sure what what the motive was for Vasquez’ killing. They said eyewitnesses helped identify Acevedo.

6/21/15 12:55 p.m.: Watsonville Police, with the help of Salinas officers and SWAT, arrested a man wanted in connection with the death of a homeless man in Watsonville last week, police said.

At about 3 a.m. Saturday, officers went to the house of Luciano Acevedo on the 2100 block of North Main Street in Salinas to arrest him, police said.

Acevedo refused to come out and a five hour standoff ensued.

At about 8:15 a.m. he was arrested and taken into custody, police said.

Acevedo is accused of killing a Carlos Vasquez, 27, near Ramsay Park and Slough in Watsonville on June 12, police said.

Vasquez’s death marked Watsonville’s second homicide of the year.