Suspect arrested in drive-by shooting that injured 2 people, killed dog

An Empire man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a drive-by shooting in downtown Modesto that injured two people and killed a dog.

The shooting occurred at 4 a.m. on June 21 as someone from the suspects’ vehicle shot into the victims’ vehicle as they both traveled west on Needham Street from Five Points, according to Modesto Police Department spokeswoman Sharon Bear.

A woman suffered major injuries but survived, and a man sustained a grazing wound. A dog inside the vehicle was also shot and had to be euthanized.

Detectives last week served a search warrant at the home of 21-year-old Tiante Nathaniel Winn, where they gathered evidence to support that he was involved in the shooting, Bear said.

Winn wasn’t home during the search but was stopped by Ceres police on Tuesday at Park and Ninth streets. He was arrested on a warrant for attempted murder and booked at the Stanislaus County Jail on $550,000 bail.

Bear said investigators believe there are other people involved in the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Shane Castro at castros@modestopd.com

This story was originally published July 25, 2019 at 4:08 PM.