18th HOMICIDE IN SALINAS JG

A MAN FOUND DEAD IN A CAR IN SALINAS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE VICTIM OF THE 18TH HOMICIDE THIS YEAR IN SALINAS. THE 21 YEAR OLD MAN, FOUND SATURDAY MORNING AT THE END OF CALIFORNIA ALLEY DIED OF A GUNSHOT WOUND. THE WOUND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SELF-INFLICTED. POLICE BELIEVE HE HAD BEEN DEAD FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT THE TIME HE WAS FOUND