TURLOCK, Calif. — A man who was shot several times and died on a sidewalk in this Central California town formerly lived in Forks.
Luis Manuel Maldonado Rodriguez, 26, was found the night of Dec. 2 to have been shot multiple times and bleeding on the sidewalk in this farm town about 80 miles south of the capital of Sacramento, Turlock Police Detective Jason Tosta said.
Maldonado Rodriguez, the son of Felipe and Catalina Rodriguez of Forks, was the brother of Antonio Rodriguez Maldonado, who was shot to death in Forks in September 2009, Tosta said.
Maldonado Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene when police responded to reports that shots had been fired, Tosta said.
No one has been arrested in the case, Tosta said.
A jury in Clallam County Superior Court convicted Etienne Choquette of Antonio Rodriguez Maldonado’s death Dec. 14.
Tosta said a challenge in investigating the Turlock slaying was that Maldonado Rodriguez was not from Central California.
“We have been investigating some leads we’ve had but are not yet releasing that information,” he said.
“In the beginning, especially, it was difficult because we didn’t know who his associations were as such.”
It was unknown when Maldonado Rodriguez moved to Turlock or if he was just there for a visit.
His family could not be reached for comment.
Anyone who has information on the crime is asked to phone Tosta at 209-664-7324 or Turlock Crime Stoppers at 209-521-4636.
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Reporter Paige Dickerson can be reached at 360-417-3535 or at paige.dickerson@peninsuladaily news.com.
