Merced Homicide Suspect Arrested
October 26, 2024 – Merced Police Department officials report that on October 24, 2024, Merced 
Police investigators executed a search warrant in the 300 block of Lions Back Court, where they apprehended 27-year-old John Flores. Flores has been identified as a suspect in the September 9, 2024, homicide of a 15-year-old male in the 1800 block of West North Bear Creek Drive.
Flores, a known gang member, was on Post Release Community Supervision in Merced County. He was arrested for the homicide and booked into Merced County Jail. Investigators believe Flores was accompanied by another individual during the incident and are requesting assistance from the community to help identify the second suspect.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Edwin Arias at 209-388-7826 or AriasE@CityofMerced.org, or the Investigations Supervisor, Sergeant Jeremy Salyers, at 209-388-7771 or SalyersJ@CityofMerced.org.
Other ways to contact us or report crime include:
For any emergency call or text 911
For non-emergency call 209-385-6912
Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725
Anonymous Tips online at http://www.MercedAreaCrimeStoppers.org/index.html.
Some crimes can be reported online through the Merced PD website https://www.CityofMerced.org/departments/police.
Source & photo: Merced Police Department
