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Greenfield Man Arrested in Salinas in Connection to Two Homicides and an Attempted Homicide

On Thursday, January 27 Greenfield Police Detectives arrested Jonathan Rojas for two murders and an attempted murder, dating back to 2020. On September 1, 2020, Nicolas Gasca was shot and killed while in his apartment complex parking lot, located on the 100 block of 13th Street. On December 31, 2020, Ricardo Gonzalez was sitting in his car on the 1100 block of Heidi Drive when he was shot to death. On February 11, 2021 an 18-year-old man, was shot as he walked on the 100 block of 13th Street. The investigation, which consisted of viewing hours of city and home security camera footage, speaking with witnesses, following-up on tips, and serving multiple search warrants, linked Rojas to all three incidents. Rojas was arrested in Salinas and booked into the Monterey County Jail. Also assisting was the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Task Force and the Salinas Police Department. Although Rojas was taken into custody, the investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Mattke at 831-233-1302, or Detective Lerma at 831-601-3876. You can remain anonymous.

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