Two arrested in west Modesto shooting

Modesto Police Police on Tuesday night arrested a woman and a teenage boy on suspicion of robbing and shooting a man in the face last month.

The incident occurred Jan. 17 in a shopping center in the 400 block of Paradise Road. The suspects took property from the 23-year-old victim and shot him.

The victim managed to drive himself downtown to Ninth and I streets, where he flagged down a California Highway Patrol officer for help.

Modesto Police Department spokeswoman Heather Graves said detectives identified two suspects in the shooting, 21-year-old Vanessa Alvarez and a 17-year-old boy. She would not say how detectives identified the suspects.

Both were arrested during a traffic stop at Miller and El Vista avenues Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery.

Graves said the victim is improving.

This story was originally published February 10, 2016 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Two arrested in west Modesto shooting."