On June 21, 2020 at approximately 10:16 P.M., the Merced Police Department responded to the area of West 11th street & Canal street, for a report of a subject who had been shot.

Officers located the victim a short distance away being transported by family to the hospital.

The victim, a 50-year-old male, was trying to remove the suspect identified as 28-year-old Sergio Jesus Munos from the property after a domestic dispute. Munos then retrieved a handgun and shot the victim. Through interviews with witnesses, it was determined that Munos was from the Stockton area.

Stockton Police Department located Munos at his residence where he was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant, as well as the attempted homicide. He was later booked into the San Joaquin County Jail.

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Detective Adrian at 209-385-4731 or by email at adriana@cityofmerced.org