Crime dominated Merced County’s most-read stories this week. Here’s what to know
Violent incidents across the region and an arrest of a local school employee drove readership at the Merced Sun-Star this week. A community poll also captured readers’ attention.
Here are key takeaways:
• Murder-suicide in Nevada: Police in Elko, Nev., say Giovanni Perez, 37, shot and killed his 11-year-old son, Callan Perez, inside a bathroom at the Elko Regional Airport on Monday before killing himself. The child had lived in Merced at one time, according to Fresno-area TV station KMPH.
• Livingston fatal shooting: A woman was killed and a man was hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting outside an apartment complex on the 1100 block of Olive Avenue on Sunday afternoon. Police have not released suspect information.
• Los Banos teacher arrested: Matthew Bowman, 25, a coach and substitute teacher for Los Banos Unified School District, was arrested Monday on a Missouri felony warrant involving solicitation of minors for sexual gratification. Police said there are no local allegations of crimes by Bowman.
• Merced shooting: A 28-year-old man was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment complex on Devonwood Dr. Tuesday night. Police said a blue Subaru sedan is a vehicle of interest.
• Best burritos poll: The Sun-Star is asking readers to vote for the best burrito in Merced County by Monday, April 27 at noon.
