Brandon Ruiz-Martinez - California - 2014 (CAPTURED!)

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In 2015, both fugitives were captured in Mexico.

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Marcos Robles Description (Pictured Left)

Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic
DOB: 3/3/1992
Height: 5'9
Weight: 175 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown


Brandon Ruiz-Martinez (Pictured Right) (Still at Large)

Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic
DOB: 6/30/1994
Height: 5'7
Weight: 152 lbs
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Brown


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Authorities in Watsonville, California say that eight members of the Norteno gang decided to kill 33-year old rival gang member Ramon Rendon. On Oct 10, 2014, the gang put their plan into motion and opened fire on Rendon outside the motel where he worked. Authorities say that Marcos Robles and Brandon Ruiz-Martinez were the shooters and ended up killing Rendon. Tragically, a stray bullet struck a nearby restaurant owned by the family of four-year old Jaelyn Zavala, Zavala was shot once and died from her injuries. 31-year old Michael Escobar was immediately arrested that day after a scuffle with police, and by Mid-December, five of the other gang members were arrested and charged with murder through eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence. However, the suspected shooters, Robles and Ruiz-Martinez are still at large.

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Thoughts? We've seen far too many cases recently of children being shot and killed by gang members and that trend is very unlikely to stop. I don't know where the so-called national public outrage is whenever a child is killed by a gang member but I'm having trouble seeing it outside of the local community in Santa Cruz County. Jaelyn Zavala did not deserve to be murdered at the age of four, and even though Ramon Rendon was a gang member himself, he did not deserve to be murdered either. Even Rendon's father spoke out against using guns to settle disputes.

Marcos Robles has now been captured but Brandon Ruiz-Martinez, to the best of our knowledge, remains at large. If you know the whereabouts of Brandon Ruiz-Martinez then contact the Watsonville Police Department. cityofwatsonville.org/police-department/police-phone-numbers


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