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Suspect arrested in pregnant woman’s murder Robert Penaloza, Jr.
The Turlock Police Department has arrested a man suspected of shooting a pregnant woman last year, killing her and her unborn baby.
The suspect in the killings has been identified as Robert Penaloza Jr., 29, of Turlock.
At 1:03 a.m. Aug. 4, 2020, the police department was dispatched to the 500 block of Twentieth Century Boulevard for the report of a shooting.
At the scene officers found Amythest Cortez, 28, of Gustine with a gunshot wound. She was found inside a vehicle.
Cortez was rushed to a nearby hospital and, despite advanced medical care, she and her unborn child both died.