Teen suspect arrested in Santa Cruz County double homicide case

WATSONVILLE A suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with the deaths of two Watsonville men -year-old Jeremiah Rios Aguilera and -year-old Giovanni Lopez who were gunned down in an agricultural area near the city in October According to a message from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff s Office the suspect is an -year-old man from the Watsonville area and was uncovered by detectives in the city of Sacramento with the aid of the Sacramento Police Department Because the suspect was years old when the killings occurred the Sheriff s Office is not releasing his name He was booked into the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall Detention Facility on charges of two counts of murder Related Articles San Francisco man sentenced after judge denied dismissal motion over cop s groin frisk One dead two injured in Bay Point shooting Berkeley Man gets years for firebombing man s head with gasoline Oakland man gets years for trafficking woman locking her in bathroom Peninsula woman convicted of embezzling millions from seafood company In October around a m deputies responded to a broadcasted shooting on the block of Carlton Road in Watsonville Aguilera and Lopez were discovered on the ground with gunshot wounds and were unresponsive According to the comment despite life-saving efforts both men died at the scene The Sheriff s Office detectives began an in-depth research which included assistance from the Sheriff s Office Forensic Company the Santa Cruz County District Attorney s Office the Watsonville Police Department the Sacramento Police Department and the state Department of Justice In the comment the Sheriff s Office expressed its deepest condolences to the family of the casualties