Northern California police arrest man accused of gunning down teen in Woodland last year

The Woodland Police Department arrested a 20-year-old man early Tuesday on suspicion of gunning down a teenager last year just days before Christmas, authorities said.

Officers were summoned Dec. 22 just before 4 p.m. to the area of Baird Court and Powers Circle for reports of a shooting, police said previously. They found a 19-year-old man suffering from critical wounds. He later died at the UC Davis Medical Center, police said.

The 19-year-old victim was identified as Issac Montoya, according to the Davis Enterprise.

Investigators said they embarked on “relentless investigative work” and identified a suspect in the shooting.

Detectives and the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team served a search warrant about 4:40 a.m. and arrested Miguel Garcia Duran. He faces a murder charge and was booked into the Monroe Detention Center, the Woodland Police Department said.

Residents with more information about this case are asked to call the Woodland Police Department at 530-666-2411.