An 18-year-old man was shot to death in salinas on Friday night, marking the beginning of a violent weekend. joel flores Amador was shot at 9:36 p.m., as he sat in a parked vehicle on the 9-hundred block of Acosta plaza. The suspects fled on foot towards gee street, but are believed to have stolen a vehicle nearby to continue their escape. A stolen chevy Silverado was later found engulfed in flames just north of salinas. The murder is being investigated as gang related. It marks the 11th homicide of the year in salinas.You can report tips anonymously by calling 1-800-78-crime. Salinas police officers went on to respond to multiple shootings and other violent incidents in the city this weekend, including a man that was beaten with a baseball bat.
