Detectives with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Albaro Amaral, 30, of San Jose for the murder of Kevin Medina-Lopez, 27, of San Jose, whose body was found near Laurel Road on June 14.
Albaro Amaral
Amaral is being held in the Santa Cruz County main jail on $1 million bond for charges including murder and attempted murder. Detectives say Amaral shot Medina-Lopez and attempted to shoot two other people.
The case began just after 8 p.m. June 14, when deputies responded to reports of a man with a gun on the 1700 block of Laurel Road and Highway 17. Once in the area, deputies located Medina-Lopez, who was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound.
Detectives issued a warrant for Amaral’s arrest, and with the help of the San Jose Police Department, were able to take Amaral into custody at about 3 p.m. July 9 near his home without incident.
If anyone has additional information regarding this case, contact Detective Sgt. Daniel Robbins at 831-454-7635 or email Daniel.robbins@santacruzcounty.us.