Deadly violence rose in 2017 in Merced County with 20 reported homicides countywide, more than double the number of slayings reported in 2016, but still significantly lower than the three … Click to Continue »
Read More »Violence on the rise in Merced County. Total homicides in 2017 already more than 2016
A Planada teenager who was shot during a gunfight between gang rivals on Carson Street earlier this week has died, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday. Andrew Guzman, 18, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man charged with two homicides is a ‘sick and twisted killer,’ prosecutors say
An Atwater man accused of stabbing another to death did so out of anger in a drug-fueled encounter in which the victim threatened the life of the stabber, his defense … Click to Continue »
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