HOMICIDE IN SEASIDE S.S.

A MAN IS BEING SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH YESTERDAY?S SHOOTING DEATH OF A SEASIDE MAN. AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THAT 23 YEAR-OLD OSCAR NICKOLAS CRUZ KILLED 20 YEAR-OLD JOSE LUIS VASQUEZ AROUND 3:30 P.M. IN SEASIDE. CRUZ WAS REPORTEDLY SEEN LEAVING THE INTERSECTION OF CONTRA COSTA AND PALM IN A 1999 BLACK JEEP CHEROKEE. THE MURDER WEAPON IS BELIEVED TO BE A .45 CALIBER PISTOL. CRUZ IS A KNOWN NORTENO GANG MEMBER. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MURDER, OR THE SUSPECT IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE SEASIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT.