Murder charges were filed against 2 new suspects today in connection with the December fatal shooting of a Castroville man. 19-year old Edmundo Martin Pulido Junior and 22-year old Kevin Alexander Rogers, also known as Kevin Letcher, were arrested today in the shooting death of 18-year old Efren Hernandez Vargas at the intersection of Seymour and Salinas streets on December 16th. The two were arraigned on gang-related murder charges this afternoon after several witnesses stepped forward. Charges were dropped against 21-year old Steven Garza of Salinas and 18-year old Jeffery Lopez of Prunedale, who were previously arrested in the case, after Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies believed the pair were not involved in the shooting.
