Arraignment Continued for Homicide Suspect in Shooting Deaths of 2 College Students Near Goleta
Bryan Munoz of Santa Barbara and a 15-year-old juvenile are accused in slayings of Enzo Marino Rastelli and Jasper Pieter van der Meulen
Santa Barbara County SWAT team members serve search and arrest warrants last Thursday in Santa Barbara. One of those arrested, Bryan Munoz, 21, was criminally charged with homicide and conspiracy to commit robbery, and was arraigned in court on Monday. (Angela Duffy Kelly photo) By Tom Bolton, Noozhawk Executive Editor | @tombol | UPDATED 10:35 p.m.
February 8, 2021
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A Santa Barbara man accused of murdering two local college students in what authorities are describing as a drug deal gone bad appeared for arraignment Monday in Superior Court in Santa Barbara.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Tributes are pouring in for a Santa Barbara City College student who was killed in a shooting near Goleta.
On Thursday, exactly one week after the shooting, a small flag lowering ceremony was held on the college campus in memory of Enzo Marino Rastelli.
Santa Barbara City College held a flag lowering ceremony Thursday in memory of Enzo Rastelli. (Joyce Roberson/KEYT)
The 19-year-old died in a shooting on January 7 on Burtis Street, near Hollister Elementary School.
Rastelli was studying Culinary Arts at Santa Barbara City College. The news of Enzo Rastelli s passing is tragic. Enzo was very fondly remembered by his instructors. Enzo was also a member of The Santa Barbara City College Promise Program, class of 2019. Santa Barbara City College extends our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. May his memory be a blessing, said Paloma Arnold, Dean of Student Affairs at Santa Barbara City College.