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UPDATE: Victim identified, two charged in Santa Cruz Friday night homicide

UPDATE 4/6/2015 4:53 p.m.: Santa Cruz police said the victim in Friday night’s homicide is Samuel Weinberg, 18, of Santa Cruz.

Officers said two suspects, Brandon Thomas, 22, and Jonah Namauu, 23, are now facing a list of charges including murder.

UPDATE 4/6/2015: Santa Cruz Police said a second suspect is in custody in connection to a deadly shooting Friday night.

Officers said he has not been formally charged yet but is being held in jail on a probation violation.

UPDATE 4/4/15: A suspect in connection to Friday’s homicide in Santa Cruz is in custody, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department.

The name of the suspect is unknown at this time. We will continue to update this article as more information becomes available.

At 7:30 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of River Street and North Pacific Avenue. There officers found a victim with a single gunshot wound to his upper torso, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police shut down the intersection of River Street and North Pacific Avenue for several hours. It’s since been reopened.

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