Police hope new evidence will crack 3-year-old Merced murder case

Saturday, April 29, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Merced County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to identify the suspects in a three-year-old cold case.

Back in 2014, 20-Year-old Erin Sandoval was with two friends visiting another in Delhi when they stopped for gas at the Delhi Five Star Travel Plaza.
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They were then approached by three men in a dark car who investigators believe were gang members. Words were exchanged, but Sandoval and his friends left unharmed.

A short time later, however, his group was ambushed while driving near August and Hillside Avenues. Sandoval was shot once and was transported to the hospital where he later died.
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Anyone with information on who these men are asked to call the sheriff's office.
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