Final suspects arrested in gang shootout at motel that killed one [The Modesto Bee]
Jan. 6 Turlock Police announced Tuesday that they arrested the fifth and final suspect in a homicide at the Days Inn Motel on Labor Day.
Fernando Venegas, 32, was taken into custody in Winton by the Merced County Sheriff Office’s SWAT team on Dec. 23.
He and four others were arrested in connection with the death of Mario Meza-Nolazco, 26, who died in an allegedly gang-related shootout between two groups at the motel near Highway 99 and Main Street on Sept. 7.
Shots were fired between a group of at least six people associated with room 220 and at least four people associated with room 218, according to Turlock Police.