* Noel Cruz, Joel Perry Jr. and Damian Alaniz Arrested For Alleged Murder of Juan Carlos Gomez in Union City
Published by Junior Staff Writer on July 6, 2011
Police released the names today of three suspects who were taken into custody Friday in connection with a 2008 gang related homicide in Union City. Noel Cruz, 19, Joel Perry Jr., 19, and Damian Alaniz, 18, all of Union City, are suspected of having taken part in the death of 28-year-old Juan Carlos Gomez. Gomez was shot and killed near Kennedy Park. He and another man, who had also been shot, were found wounded in a vehicle on 12th Street around 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 29, 2008.
Police determined that the shooting took place during a robbery and that gang-related slogans were overhead during the incident. Cruz, Perry and Alaniz, who police say are active criminal street gang members, are in custody on suspicion of murder, assault with a deadly weapon or firearm, and participating in a criminal street gang. Union City police coordinated with Fremont and Newark police and the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force on Friday to serve a series of search and arrest warrants that resulted in four arrests. Anyone with additional information about the homicide is encourage to contact the Union City police tip line at (510) 675-5207 or e-mail information to tips@unioncity.org.
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