East Bay man found shot to death on Napa County road

NAPA COUNTY – A suspect was arrested Monday in connection with the shooting death of an East Bay man whose body was found a day earlier on a Napa County road, according to authorities.

Around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, the California Highway Patrol received a call about a possible fatality in the 2600 block of Monticello Road, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The caller said a man had blood on his clothes and was not moving.

Deputies arrived at the scene 10 minutes later and found the man on the side of the road, the sheriff’s office said. He had been shot numerous times.

The sheriff’s office identified the man as Salvador De Jesus Castillo-Hernandez, 20, of Concord.

Around 2 p.m. Monday, deputies arrested Bryan Alexis De Paz Gomez, 22, of Vallejo, in connection with the fatal shooting. Gomez was booked into Napa County jail on a charge of murder and is being held without bail.

The motive and circumstances surrounding the homicide are under investigation, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Phil Tieu at 707-253-6030 or philip.tieu@countyofnapa.org.

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