Crime & Safety

Solano County: 3 Arrested in Fatal Shooting

BREAKING: All the suspects are local teenagers.

SOLANO COUNTY, CA -- Police say they've arrested three suspects, including a minor, in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Sulpicio Rios in Fairfield the night of Dec. 10.

Police announced Dec. 15 they've arrested 18-year-old Fairfield resident Jorge Hernandez and 19-year-old Joel Melendez from Tracy on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

An unnamed 15-year-old boy from Tracy was also arrested on the same charges.

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The murder victim was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the 800 block of East Travis Boulevard when officers were responded to that location around 9:05 p.m. and transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Another shooting was reported at 9:41 p.m. at a party in the 600 block of Greentree Circle. One victim was dropped off at a Vallejo hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.

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Police say the investigation is ongoing, and further details will not be released at this time.

Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via Shutterstock

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