Salinas, California shooting suspect arrested at border after weeks on the run

The primary suspect in a mid-Oct. shooting in Salinas that left a victim with serious gunshot wounds is in custody, police said Thursday.

Ivan Anaya Melgoza, 18, was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border with help from the U.S. Marshals Service, the Salinas Police Department said.

Police had identified him as the primary suspect in the shooting in the 600 block of Fremont Street.

Police previously said Anaya’s parents, Ana Anaya, 51, and Juan Anaya, 48, were arrested on suspicion of being accessories to attempted murder and conspiracy.