Ramon Angel Basurto, 24, was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Sieber Street in Salinas on January 3, 2024, at about 6:10 p.m. Officers arriving on scene found him suffering from a gunshot wound; medical personnel were unable to save him. He was originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, and had been living in Salinas working as a field laborer. Basurto and his longtime partner, Victoria Juarez, were expecting their third child.

Funeral services were planned in Watsonville with intentions to transport the body to Mexico for final rites. The Salinas Police Department opened a homicide investigation but had not identified suspects or a motive as of the latest report. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Detective Pete Gomez or the anonymous tip line.

Does anyone in Salinas have information about what happened that evening or saw activity near the 1000 block of Sieber Street?