October 29, 2025 – Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that on the morning of October 16, 2025, Deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Washington Street in Le Grand for a report of a home invasion robbery. As a deputy approached the second floor of the apartment complex, the deputy confronted multiple suspects armed with a firearm. The suspects shot at the deputy, and the deputy returned fire, striking two suspects.
The injured suspects were transported to a local area hospital for treatment. A third suspect, identified as Roman Naranjo, 35, from Le Grand, was uninjured during the incident and was booked into the Merced County Sheriff's Office Jail. The injured suspects were later identified as Julian Urquizo, age 20, and Nehemiah Urquizo, age 22, both from Le Grand, and they were both booked into the Merced County Sheriff's Office Jail for attempted murder, robbery, and other related charges.
Our Investigation Bureau is continuing to work with the Merced County District Attorney's Office in investigating this deputy-involved shooting. If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact the Merced County Sheriff's Office at: 209.385.7445.
Source: Merced County Sheriff's Office
