14-year-old arrested for fatal Merced shooting stemming from money and prostitution: PD

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) – A 14-year-old was arrested for a fatal shooting in Merced.

The murder occurred before 4 p.m. Sunday on Conestoga Drive near Austin Avenue.

According to police, the teenager and a 41-year-old man got into an argument over drug money and the prostitution of a woman who was in the house.

According to authorities, the 14-year-old then shot the 41-year-old.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators tracked the teenager to San Jose based on witness interviews and surveillance. He was arrested there on Monday afternoon and is now in the Merced County Juvenile Detention Center on murder charges.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact Merced Police.