Two men were shot to death in two days over the weekend in Pomona. Police have arrested two suspects in connecton with one of the slayings, while the shooter in the other remains at large. Here’s the stories:
Arrest made in fatal shooting
POMONA — Police arrested a 16-year-old boy and a man Saturday on suspicion of fatal broad daylight shooting on a busy street, authorities said.
Albert Matthew Sandoval, 21, and an unidentified 16-year-old, both Pomona residents, were arrested about 10 p.m. and jailed in connection with the slaying of 24-year-old Miguel Martin of Pomona on Friday, Pomona police Sgt. Rick Baker said.
The suspects were spotted by detectives driving in a pickup truck in the city, Baker said, and they were arrested without incident.
Following the arrest, search warrants were carried out at three Pomona residences.
Martin was shot shortly before 5 p.m. near the Guadalajara Market, 1134 W. Mission Blvd., Pomona police Sgt. Matt Stone said.
A motive in the shooting was not available Sunday.
Man shot and killed in Pomona
POMONA — A local man was pronounced dead in a car Saturday after a shooting, authorities said.
Michael Allen McKee, 30, was found about 9 p.m. in his 2006 PT Cruiser with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body, Pomona police Sgt. Rick Baker said.
The incident was initially reported to police as shots heard in the 2500 block of Virginia Avenue, Baker said.
A motive or suspect description was not known, he added.
Anyone with informationon either case is asked to call the Pomona police tip line at (909) 620-2085.