Armando Eusebio Saldana, 39, of Watsonville, California, was fatally shot on January 22, 2023, during an argument in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 200 block of Sunnyhills Drive. Family members transported Saldana to Watsonville Community Hospital, and he was later airlifted to a trauma center, where he died a few hours after the shooting.

Watsonville Police detectives identified 29-year-old Felipe Jimenez as the primary suspect. Jimenez was located in San Jose after about two weeks of investigation, arrested on February 10, 2023, and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on a murder charge. His initial court appearance took place soon after and an arraignment was scheduled for February 22, 2023. Multiple law enforcement units assisted in the arrest, including the San Jose Police, Santa Cruz County Auto Theft Reduction Enforcement Team, Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team, and Watsonville Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Juan Castillo at 831-768-3358 or 831-889-8414. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?