Man Killed In Modesto Apartment Complex Shooting; Suspect Arrested
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MODESTO (CBS13) — Authorities say a man has died and a suspect is under arrest after a shooting at a Modesto apartment complex early Thursday morning.
Modesto police say officers responded to the Sherwood Gardens apartments along Sherwood Avenue a little before 4 a.m. to investigate a reported shooting.
At the scene, officers found a man who had been shot. He was soon pronounced dead at the scene.
Later on Thursday, Modesto police announced that they had arrested 23-year-old Modesto resident Mario Mejia for the shooting. He has been booked in the Stanislaus County Jail and is facing a charge of homicide.
Exactly what led up to the man being shot is unclear at this point.
The name of the man killed has not been released.
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