Modesto, CA – On Wednesday May 30th at 11:24 AM the fire department responded to a medical aid call in the 1000 Block of Raube Ct in Modesto, Ca. The male victim, who has been identified as 16 year old Justin Nicholas Stone of Modesto, CA, was pronounced dead inside of the residence and homicide detectives were called out for a suspicious death. During the initial stages of the investigation detectives believed that Stone had been shot and it was confirmed during the autopsy on Thursday morning.
Detectives are not releasing how many times he was shot and do not have a motive. Detectives are asking for friends of Justin to contact Detective Soria to help provide information on Justin and what led up to him being shot. Detective Soria confirmed that the suspicious death has been upgraded to a homicide investigation and at this time do not have any suspect information.
Anyone with information about this case can contact Detective Frank Soria at (209) 525-7080. Callers can also leave an anonymous tip by calling Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636. Tipsters can also e-mail tips at http://www.modestopolice.com/CrimeStoppers, or text them to CRIMES (274637) by typing "Tip704" plus the message and be eligible for a cash reward.
For information regarding this press release please contact:
Sgt. Anthony Bejaran
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department
(209) 567-4425
[email protected]
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