Murder Suspects Held in California Jail Over Fatal Devonshire Apartment Shooting

(SALEM, Ore.) - Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff's Office are continuing their investigation of the Sunday morning shooting that left one person dead.

The victim has been identified as 23-year old David A. Polanco, of Salem. Mr. Polanco was found dead at the scene, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.

Witnesses provided detectives with the description of a suspect vehicle and two suspects seen leaving the scene immediately after the shootings. The vehicle, a 2003 Ford Explorer, had a California license plate and tinted windows. It was occupied by two male subjects.

Law enforcement agencies from throughout Oregon and California were asked to watch for the vehicle and to detain its occupants. At approximately 11:30am, Sunday, officers from California Highway Patrol, assisted by deputies from the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office and officers from Yreka Police Department the stopped the suspect vehicle after spotting it traveling southbound in Interstate 5, near milepost 777 in Yreka, California.

The occupants were identified as 29-year old Nicholas Chavez, and 18-year old Jhosuamil Colon Lebron. No resistance was offered by Chavez or Colon Lebron.

Both subjects are being detained at the Siskiyou County Jail on murder charges. Chavez and Colon Lebron have addresses in California and Oregon. The relationship between the victim and suspects is not being released at this time. The motive for the shooting remains unknown.