September 20, 2021 - Hilmar, CA – On September 19, 2021, at approximately 7:15 P.M., The Merced County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Hot Rod’s Diner on Lander Avenue in Hilmar regarding a shooting. When Deputies arrived on scene, they found 38-year-old Jasper Gray deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau was called to the scene and began a homicide investigation.
29-year-old, Dominick Jeffery Rufo is wanted for questioning in regard to the homicide.
If anyone has any information regarding Rufo’s whereabouts or regarding the homicide investigation, please contact the Merced County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau at (209) 385-7472.
Any information given can remain anonymous and could help solve this crime.
Source: Merced County Sheriff's Office