Suspected mass shooter charged with double murder in slayings of teen boys on California beach

An 18-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of two teenage boys near a California beach.Donald William Breeden, of Greenfield, was booked into Monterey County Jail Friday on suspicion of gunning down Marco Antonio Perez, 15, and Nathaniel Flores, 13, early Monday morning near Jetty Road in Moss Landing, police said.The murder counts came with criminal street gang enhancements.Breeden’s bail was set at $2.035 millionThe two victims, both from Salinas, were killed shortly before 2 a.m.

Monday when sheriff’s deputies rushed to the area following reports of gunfire.Both boys were pronounced dead at the scene.Two other people were also wounded and taken to a hospital.Breeden’s arrest came after an investigation that included a search of a Greenfield home on Thursday, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department.

Detectives descended on a residence in the 900 block of Maple Street, detained three people and combed the property for evidence.No one was arrested at the time.Investigators have not said whether Breeden was among those detained.

The sheriff’s office has declined to release additional details.Sheriff’s spokesperson Andres Rosas told KSBW that detectives were continuing to question people considered persons of interest.“At this time, the detectives are speaking to those individuals to try to determine what exactly happened on the morning of November 2nd,” Rosas said.“This is an ongoing active investigation.

Our detectives have not stopped working on this case.”Both victims attended schools in the Salinas Union High School District, which offered counseling and other resources to students affected by the shooting.Authorities have yet to publicly detail what sparked the deadly gunfire or disclose further information about the investigation....