Lt. Art Fuentes announces arrests made in the Halloween shooting that occured last week in Washington Park.
Alameda Police arrested three 16-year-old boys Nov. 6 in connection to the murder of 15-year-old Ichinkhorloo Bayarsaikhan.
Police are still looking for two more suspects connected with the shooting. Lt. Art Fuentes, spokesperson for the Alameda Police Department, said the community has been extremely helpful in the case. They are not releasing the names of those arrested because they are juveniles.
“The two suspects, we believe, are in the area,” Fuentes said. “If you have any information or if you are involved, please come forward, we will identify you.”
The arrests came after multiple arrest and search warrants were served in Oakland. From those searches, police recovered weapons and ammunition that they believe is connected to the shooting, according Fuentes.
The three arrested yesterday are expected to be charged with homicide, Fuentes said, although he would not confirm if the shooter was among those arrested yesterday.
The murder, the first this year for Alameda, has shocked the mostly quiet community.
“This case has touched this police department, this city and the city government,” Fuentes said. “Many of us are parents ourselves.”
Bayarsaikhan, a student from Alameda High School, was with friends in Washington Park during Halloween night when five teens approached them attempting to take their
valuables. Bayarsaikhan was shot with a single bullet in the back and was later pronounced dead at Highland Hospital in Oakland.
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