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Published on: 12/23/2003
Last Visited: 12/23/2003
Rick Marshall said the home invasion robbery occurred around 7 p.m. Friday when three young Hispanic males, one armed with a handgun, forced their way into a residence in the 1900 block of Vassar Avenue south of Merced.
The three suspects, in their late teens or early 20's, were wearing masks and black clothing.
The suspects reportedly tied up the 64-year-old victim and stole several weapons including shotguns and rifles of unknown value.
Marshall, supervisor of the Major Crimes Unit, said it is unknown if the suspects had a vehicle or were on foot.
In a separate incident Friday, a 16-year-old boy was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, Marshall said.
The assault reportedly took place around 6:51 p.m. when the boy and two other juveniles, whose ages are unknown, went to a residence in the 700 block of North Easy Street off East Highway 140 and confronted a 54-year-old man and his son, whose age is unknown.
An argument that turned into a fist fight ended when the 16-year-old suspect reportedly struck the victim in the back with a bottle and left.
Sheriff's deputy Kevin Blake, responding to the address after a neighbor of the victim called the department, arrested the boy, who had remained in the area after his two accomplices fled in a white car, Marshall said.
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Marshall said the shooting came to light around 6 p.m., when the boy went to the Livingston police station to report he had been shot in the foot.