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National City Police Department
Friday December 11th, 2020 :: 07:21 p.m. PST

Advisory

Update to the homicide investigation from 11/27/20

Date / Time Released: December 11, 2020 / 1920 PM _________________________________________________________

DATE / TIME: November 27, 2020 / 0119 Hours

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Homicide

LOCATION: West alley of 1900 C Avenue, National City

Incident Details:

On 11/27/20, at about 0119 hours, Officers from the National City Police Department responded to the west alley of 1900 “C” Avenue, to investigate a report of shots fired. Officers arrived on scene and found 17-year old Ivan Rojas on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds unresponsive. Fire Department and Paramedics performed life saving measures, however, the victim succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

During the subsequent investigation, two suspects were identified and later arrested. Jonathan Cardona Martinez (18-year-old San Diego resident) and Alan Monroy (18-year-old Chula Vista resident) were arrested for the murder of Ivan Rojas. They were arraigned on first degree murder charges and are being held on two million dollars bail.

The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information is being asked to please call the National City Police Department’s Investigation Division at 619-336-4460.

At this point, we are not conducting any on-camera interviews.

Contact Person(s): Captain Alex Hernandez
(619) 336-4519

Address/Location
National City Police Department
1200 National City Boulevard
National City, CA 91950

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 619-336-4400

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