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Jose Merales (17) was found dead on the sidewalk after being shot
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Published: Mar 06, 2008 @ 1:08 PM
Jose Merales (17)
Date:
Feb 26, 2008
Cause of Death:
Shot
Location:
Mountain View, CA
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Police said Friday they are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrests in the murder of 17-year-old Jose Merales, shot Tuesday evening on Higdon Avenue.
Merales was found dead on the sidewalk after being shot at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. So far no headway has been made in the case. Neighbors living near the crime scene said they have no idea what happened
Although police haven't yet established a motive or found any eyewitnesses, "I'm positive there are people out who have an idea of what might have happened and they aren't coming forward," said police spokesperson Liz Wylie on Thursday.
"We need help from the public -- we need their information, anything that might remotely be helpful."
Merales was murdered on the 100 block, a few buildings away from his own home on Higdon Avenue. The U-shaped street forms a pocket of run-down apartments near Villa Street and Escuela Avenue, two blocks from Rengstorff Park. It's a neighborhood known for its crime rate, low rents and intermittent gang activity.
Neither Merales family members nor friends of the family wished to speak about Jose, although many created a small shrine of flowers and candles at the scene of the shooting.
Wylie said police had contact with Morales "going back a few years" on numerous occasions, and that not every incident was positive. Because he was a juvenile, criminal records cannot be released.
Merales was a student at Alta Vista High, a continuation school near Mountain View High School where students are given a second chance at getting their diplomas.
Police have not ruled out that the shooting was gang-related. Police say there is no connection between the recent shooting and the murder of 20-year-old Jeffrey Johnson on Feb. 7.
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