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SALINAS, Calif.
A Salinas woman was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of the
gang-related stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy, but another suspect
remains at-large, a police spokesman said.
Leslie Denise Rico, 23, turned herself in at the Salinas Police
Department at 10:37 a.m.
after seeing her photo distributed by police in the May 17 stabbing of
Ricardo Ruiz, Officer Miguel Cabrera said.
Rico was arrested on suspicion of homicide, a street gang enhancement
and attempted carjacking, Cabrera said.
Police are still searching for a second suspect in Ruiz's slaying,
Angela Zuniga, 21, a resident of King City, Cabrera said.
Ruiz was stabbed in the neck after answering a question about his street
gang affiliation allegedly posed by Zuniga, Cabrera said.
"It's a gang-related homicide," he said. "The motive involved was a
challenge about what his gang affiliation was."
The boy was transported by a citizen to a hospital and later died after
his family decided to take him off life-support, Cabrera said.
Police released photos of Rico and Zuniga after the fatal stabbing,
Cabrera said.
The two major street gangs operating in Salinas are the Surenos and
Nortenos, Cabrera said.
Anyone with information about Zuniga's whereabouts is urged to contact
Salinas police at (831) 758-7134 or (831) 758-7322.
Those who want to remain anonymous may phone the crime tip line at (831)
775-4222 or the "WeTip" line at 1-800-78-CRIME.
SALINAS, Calif.
A Salinas woman was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of the
gang-related stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy, but another suspect
remains at-large, a police spokesman said.
Leslie Denise Rico, 23, turned herself in at the Salinas Police
Department at 10:37 a.m.
after seeing her photo distributed by police in the May 17 stabbing of
Ricardo Ruiz, Officer Miguel Cabrera said.
Rico was arrested on suspicion of homicide, a street gang enhancement
and attempted carjacking, Cabrera said.
Police are still searching for a second suspect in Ruiz's slaying,
Angela Zuniga, 21, a resident of King City, Cabrera said.
Ruiz was stabbed in the neck after answering a question about his street
gang affiliation allegedly posed by Zuniga, Cabrera said.
"It's a gang-related homicide," he said. "The motive involved was a
challenge about what his gang affiliation was."
The boy was transported by a citizen to a hospital and later died after
his family decided to take him off life-support, Cabrera said.
Police released photos of Rico and Zuniga after the fatal stabbing,
Cabrera said.
The two major street gangs operating in Salinas are the Surenos and
Nortenos, Cabrera said.
Anyone with information about Zuniga's whereabouts is urged to contact
Salinas police at (831) 758-7134 or (831) 758-7322.
Those who want to remain anonymous may phone the crime tip line at (831)
775-4222 or the "WeTip" line at 1-800-78-CRIME.