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Teen Gang Members Arrested In Murder Of Gilroy Man

GILROY (CBS SF) -- Two teenage gang members were arrested Tuesday in connection with the January murder of 21-year-old Robert Marks on a Gilroy streets.

The teens -- age 15 and 16 -- were booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall on homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide and participation in a criminal street gang counts.

They were taken into custody after multiple search warrants were executed in Gilroy, San Martin, and Morgan Hill. The warrants were issued in connection with the homicide of Marks in Gilroy on January 2, 2021.

He was shot and killed at the intersection of Mantelli Drive and Santa Teresa Boulevard. A Gilroy resident, Marks attended local schools and worked for CalTrain.

Investigators said the homicide appears to be random and unprovoked.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to call Detective Jason Greathead at (408)846-0373, or the Gilroy Police Department's anonymous tip line at (408) 846-0330.

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