According to the King City Police Department, a Greenfield man was arrested on Thursday, May 11 for a shooting that happened in King City on Saturday night, April 15, 2023, at approximately 8:43 PM on the 600 Block of Bishop Street. The incident occurred when there was a celebration in a carport area of a residence with over 100 people in attendance. A vehicle passed by that residence and words were exchanged between one of the people attending the celebration and passengers in the vehicle. The vehicle continued down the street before turning around and coming back. As the vehicle passed the residence a 2nd time, an occupant inside the vehicle fired several shots in the direction of the celebration. In the process, a juvenile sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower leg. The juvenile was transported to a hospital for treatment. Through the continuing investigation, Detectives assigned to the King City Police Department Investigations Unit identified several subjects as persons of interest in the shooting of the juvenile that occurred on April 15, 2023. Detectives assigned to the King City PD Investigations Unit identified several subjects as persons of interest in the shooting of the juvenile on April 15 and officers from the King City Police Department with assistance from several allied law enforcement agencies, served 3 search warrants simultaneously in the city of Greenfield on Thursday, May 11. Arrested was 19-year-old Faustino Jimenez of Greenfield who was charged with Assault with Deadly Weapon, Discharging a Weapon in a Grossly Negligent Manner, Conspiracy and Conspiracy for Furtherance of a Criminal Street Gang. Jimenez was booked into Monterey County Jail without incident.
King City Police Department would like to express their gratitude to Monterey County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team, the Monterey Regional SWAT Team, Monterey County District Attorney Investigations, the South Monterey County Task Force, Monterey County Probation, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations, the Greenfield and Soledad Police Departments, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Monterey County Communications for their assistance in both the investigation and successful and safe service of the search warrants.
Anyone with additional information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the King City Police Department at (831) 385-4848; Detective Sergeant Josh Partida at (831) 386-5988; jpartida@kingcity.com; or the We Tip line at 1-800-78-CRIME. Your call may remain completely anonymous.
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