DA declines charges in Moss Landing teen killings

The Monterey County district attorney says an 18-year-old Greenfield man arrested after a Nov. 2 shooting at a party on Jetty Road in Moss Landing will not be charged unless new evidence emerges. The shooting killed Salinas teenagers Nathaniel Flores, 13, and Marco Antonio Perez, 15, and wounded a third person. Prosecutors said the gathering involved rival groups from Salinas and Greenfield and that an argument over alleged theft, vandalism and threats escalated, but witnesses gave conflicting accounts of who fired first. Investigators found 21 shell casings indicating at least two guns were used, but recovered no firearms; prosecutors said they could not rule out self-defense. The sheriff’s investigation remains active.