18-year-old arrested for murder in deadly Moss Landing State Beach shooting: authorities

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KGO) -- An 18-year-old has been arrested for murder in connection to the deadly shooting of two teen boys at Moss Landing State Beach earlier this week.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest on Friday after three people were detained Thursday while authorities were serving search warrants at a home in Greenfield.

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The 18-year-old was arrested on Thursday on two counts of murder with a criminal street gang enhancements and booked into the Monterey County Jail with bail set at $2.035 million.

ABC7 Eyewitness News isn't naming the suspect until he is formally charged in court.

The arrest stems from a Nov. 2 shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing.

Deputies, California state parks personnel and CHP officers responded to the scene just before 2 a.m. where they found Nathaniel Flores, 13, and Marco Antonio Perez, 15, both of Salinas, dead.

A third person arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound and a fourth person was taken to the hospital from the scene with non-life-threatening injuries.

On Thursday, authorities from several agencies descended on Greenfield and King City where they executed two search warrants.

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The first warrant was served in the 900 block of Maple Avenue in Greenfield, where three people were detained. The second warrant was served hours later in the 45000 block of Crown Avenue in King City.

Monterey County Sheriff Tina M. Nieto thanked community members who provided information to investigators.

"We want to thank the members of our community who came forward with information that helped our detectives reach this point in the investigation. Our detectives have been working tirelessly to determine what led to the tragic deaths of these two young victims. While an arrest has been made, our work is not over. We continue to ask the public for their assistance as we seek justice for Nathaniel and Marco Antonio and their families."

The investigation remains active. Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the events that led to the teenagers' deaths.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sgt. N. Kennedy at 831-755-3773 or Detective R. Geng at 831-759-7279.