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2 Suspects Arrested In Livermore Fatal Shooting; Believed To Be Gang-Related

LIVERMORE (BCN) -- Two suspects were arrested over the weekend in connection with the shooting death of a 24-year-old man at a Motel 6 in Livermore, police said Monday.

The shooting, which police suspect was gang-related, was reported shortly before midnight Friday outside a room at the motel in the 4600 block of Lassen Road.

Officers found the man, a Livermore resident whose name was not released, with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he died of his injuries, police Sgt. Steve Goard said.

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(l-r) Ronnie Ray Martinez Jr., Phe Phan (Livermore Police Department)

Two suspects, 27-year-old Phe Phan and 29-year-old Ronnie Ray Martinez Jr., both from Livermore, were located by detectives in Tracy and arrested Saturday about 5:45 p.m. They were booked into Santa Rita Jail.

Police did not release a motive for the shooting, but said the suspects knew the victim and that it may have been gang-related.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Livermore police tip line at (925) 371-4790. Tips may be anonymous.

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