Los Banos man shot to death outside apartments. Police searching for 2 suspects

A 24-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Los Banos apartment complex, police said.

Officers responded a little before 1 a.m. Monday to reports of shots fired near Gilbert Gonzalez Jr. Drive west of Ward Road, according to a Los Banos Police Department news release. The officers found the man wiith at least two gunshot wounds to his upper body. The officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived and the victim was declared dead at the scene.

Police said the two suspects are both males in their late teens or early 20s who approached the victim as he walked through the parking lot toward his apartment building and shot him following a brief conversation. The shooters were last seen fleeing toward the northeast side of the complex.

Police said one of the suspects is described as having a thin build with short hair and last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. The other suspect is thin with dark complexion and was last seen wearing a black shirt and jeans.

Los Banos police ask anyone with information to contact Detective Surina Gonzalez at 209-827-7070 ext. 2524. Anonymous tips can be left by calling 209-827-2545 or on the Los Banos Police Department’s website on the bottom of the contact page by clicking on the “report graffiti and other crime” link. Anonymous tips can also be left by contacting the Merced Area Crime Stoppers at 855-725-2420 or on the Merced Area Crime Stoppers website.

This story was originally published August 25, 2020 at 5:03 PM.