Gabriel Gutierrez, 46, was fatally shot in downtown Salinas on April 5, 2024, at about 11:37 p.m. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert near the 200 block of Salinas Street and found Gutierrez with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Witnesses reported seeing an adult male flee the scene immediately after the gunfire. No arrests have been announced and the suspect remains unidentified. Family and friends remember Gutierrez as a hardworking man with a contagious laugh and an amazing smile; a memorial page has drawn more than 200 lit candles.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Byron Gansen at 831-801-3549 or the Salinas Police Department anonymous tip line at 831-775-4222. Did anyone in the Salinas nightlife area see or hear anything that night?