A 14-year-old boy admitted on Monday, Aug. 10, to fatally shooting a 22-year-old man in Salinas, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office.
The shooting took place at 123 Wash and Dry Laundromat, located at 912 North Sanborn Road. The incident happened in the early morning of Friday, April 27 where Salinas Police officers were notified of 17 rounds fired at the laundromat.
According to the Salinas Police Department, when officers arrived at the scene they found the 22-year-old male victim with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and torso lying face down near a chain link fence. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Assistant District Attorney Lana Nassoura declined to release specific details about the number of wounds and the name of the victim.
Nassoura confirmed that the 14-year-old will be prosecuted in juvenile court and cannot be transferred to adult court under California law because he was 14 at the time of the crime.
The court hearing for the 14-year-old is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 24.
After further investigation, police officers were able to find another suspect involved in the shooting, a 17-year-old boy at the time of the offense and is currently undergoing transfer proceedings.
“We don't have any information that there is any relationship between the deceased victim and the two shooters,” Nassoura says.
Prosecutors have filed to transfer the 17-year-old to adult court, where he could face a life sentence if the judge agrees.
Documents in juvenile court cases are filed under seal and the identities of suspects are kept confidential.