Santa Maria police detectives have renewed a call to speak to anyone who was at a city parking structure on Feb. 4, the night of a shooting that killed one person and seriously injured another.
Just before midnight at the city-owned parking structure in the 200 block of East Main Street, officers responded to the scene of a shooting that killed 17-year-old Alexis Mendoza Raymundo and seriously injured a 24-year-old woman, whose name was not released. Police said she received serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The parking structure has served as a gathering spot for vehicle enthusiasts.
“Through our investigation we’ve learned that there were several people at this venue where this incident had taken place and we’re seeking information from anyone who may have been there, who may have known anyone who had been there, to reach out to our agency in hopes of getting additional insight into this case,” said Sgt. Andy Magallon from the Detective Bureau.
He asked anyone who was at the gathering to contact Detective Seth Hall at 805.928.3781, ext. 1308.
“Any assistance would be appreciated, no matter how small,” Magallon said in a video posted on social media.
The Spanish-language version of the video also was posted to the agency’s sites.
The fatal shooting marked the first homicide of 2022 in Santa Maria.
A GoFundMe page for 17-year-old’s family is available here.
— Noozhawk North County editor Janene Scully can be reached at jscully@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
