On June 26, 2023, at about 12:30 a.m., Salinas police responded to a ShotSpotter alert near the railroad tracks by Rianda Circle and found 32-year-old Ismael Angel Ledesma suffering multiple gunshot wounds near a tent. He was taken to a local trauma center and died of his injuries. Investigators identified 36-year-old Anthony Michael Jacinto of San Francisco as the primary suspect. DNA from an untraceable semi-automatic pistol and cell phone records were cited as evidence indicating the attack was premeditated.

Police say Jacinto was booked for Ledesma’s murder on November 8, 2023, while already in custody on unrelated charges at the Monterey County Jail. Authorities further allege that later on June 26 Jacinto attacked his girlfriend’s aunt at a Salinas family dinner, stabbing her in the abdomen and holding the knife in place for over 20 seconds; the woman was transported to Natividad Medical Center and was initially declared dead but then revived.

The case record lists a prior armed robbery in Nevada connected to Jacinto that factored into sentencing. Does anyone have information about Ledesma’s activities that night or about the area around Rianda Circle that could help clarify what happened?