15-year-old gunshot victim dies
UPDATE 1/23/17 3:10 PM: The 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head as he stood near a Salinas intersection last Friday has died.
Salinas police say they were notified on Sunday that Jesus Silva Hernandez had died from his injuries.
Hernandez was shot at around 12:50 p.m. in the area of Mae Avenue and C Street. Police say he stopped there often to use a Wi-Fi signal in the area. Officers say he was talking on his phone when a man wearing dark clothing approached and shot the boy several times. The shooter fled in a waiting black-colored 4-door sedan. The sedan was last seen driving westbound on Del Monte Ave.
According to police, Hernandez had no known history with local law enforcement.
The department’s investigations bureau is investigating this homicide as gang related due to the way the shooting was committed and the belief the suspects are associated with local gangs.
This is the sixth homicide (including the suspect killed in the Officer Involved Shooting) recorded in the City of Salinas this year.
ORIGINAL STORY: A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the back of the head Friday afternoon in Salinas.
Police say they were alerted to the shooting by a ShotSpotter alert and witness call around 12:51 p.m.. Upon arrival in the 700 block of Mae Avenue, officers found the victim lying at the intersection of Mae and C Street.
Witnesses say someone in a black vehicle had driven by and fired several shots. The victim was taken to the hospital, and at last report, was listed in critical condition and being treated in intensive care.
