Family and friends held a gathering for 18-year-old Dominick Hernandez, the young man who was shot and killed near the Walmart parking lot in Merced on July 19th, 2021.
The family spokesperson for the gathering, Rashanna Dickson, told Merced Daily that a gathering will be held at least once a month until both suspects are caught.
The first gathering, Thursday evening, drew about 75-100 people near the intersection of Olive and Loughborough, according to Dickson.
“Dominick was a fun loving young man who spent most of his days making you laugh. He enjoyed dancing and making music. There is no greater loss than losing a child. He was everything to my sister. She spent her whole life trying to protect him, for him to lose his life tragically by the hands of another human being is wrong and heartbreaking. We are praying for justice and won’t stop until the suspects are in custody,” Dickson said.
Detectives identify the suspects as 20-year-old Marcellus Harris and 19-year-old Troy Melton.
Marcellus Treymayne Harris (20-year-old suspect)
Troy Melton (19-year-old suspect)
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this incident to contact Detective Radke at 209-385-7725 or by email at [email protected].
