On June 15, 2023, at about 1:20 a.m., Salinas officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for the 700 block of Garner Avenue and found 36-year-old Luis Florez Gonzalez with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers provided life-saving measures, but Gonzalez died at the scene.

Police identified 30-year-old Miguel Angel Alvarenga as the primary suspect and arrested him on June 29, 2023, during a traffic stop near John Street and Work Street in Salinas; he was booked into the Monterey County Jail on suspicion of murder. The Salinas Police Department says there are no additional suspects and the investigation remains active.

Gonzalez’s family started a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Robert Miller at 831-758-7954 or submit an anonymous tip to the Salinas Police Department Tip Line at 831-775-4222.

Did anyone in the community see activity on or near Garner Avenue that night?