Crime & Safety
Man Killed Outside Las Lomas Birthday Party
Monterey County sheriff's deputies are searching for the gunman in Satuday's slaying.
Monterey County sheriff's deputies are searching for a lone gunman in a shooting Saturday that left one man dead.
Deputies responded to 77 Overpass Rd. in the unincorporated community of Las Lomas at around 7:10 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports of a shooting, according to the sheriff's department.
Upon arrival, deputies found 18-year-old Las Lomas resident Lorenzo Lopez Fernandez lying dead in a home's driveway.
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Fernandez was at a children's party at the home when a male approached the house and started shooting at him, according to the sheriff's department.
Police were interviewing several witnesses and the investigation is ongoing.
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Anyone with any information about the shooting is urged to call the sheriff's department at (831) 755-3772 or the sheriff's department's anonymous tip line at 1-888-833-4847.
—Bay City News
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