UDPATE: Turlock homicide victim identified
An 18-year-old man was shot to death near a Turlock park early Wednesday morning, according to police.
Officers responded to the shooting on Cherry Blossom Lane near Dale Pinkney Park around 1 a.m.
The victim, Izrael Villegas of Turlock, died at the scene.
In a strip of grass across the street from the park later Wednesday morning was a bouquet of yellow and blue flowers with a note attached.
It addressed “neighbors” and asked anyone with cameras that captured a red car in the area around midnight to call police.
Turlock Police Sgt. Mike Parmley said suspect information was not being released at this time. No other details about the shooting were released by the department.
Detectives ask that anyone with information call Detective Frank Navarro at 209-664-7319. You can also contact the Turlock Police Department’s Tip Line at 209-668-5550, extension 6780, or email at tpdtipline@turlock.ca.us.
We will have more on this story if any further information becomes available.
This story was originally published May 20, 2020 at 9:52 AM.
