Press Conference Announcement
DATE/TIME: 03/13/25 at 4:15 PM
TYPE OF INCIDENT: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office to Hold Press Conference to Announce Significant Development in the Shooting Death of 18-year-old Adrian Puga during Prunedale Sideshow
LOCATION: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, 1414 Natividad Road, Salinas, CA 93906
MEDIA CONTACT: Andres Rosas, Commander; Phone: 831-261-5492; Email: rosasae@countyofmonterey.gov
Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto has announced that a press conference will be held on Friday March 14th, 2025, at 9:30 AM to announce significant developments in the murder investigation of 18-year-old Adrian Puga of Salinas. The press conference will be held at the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office located at 1414 Natividad Road, Salinas, CA 93906.
At about 10:25 PM on Saturday November 9th, 2024, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol received multiple calls from the area of Prunedale Road South and Blackie Road for a report of a person that had been shot during a vehicle sideshow. Upon arrival, Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies and CHP Officers located a single victim who had sustained gunshot injuries. The victim, identified as 18-year-old Adrian Puga of Salinas, was transported to a local hospital for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries.
This press conference will be live-streamed on Monterey County Sheriff’s Social Media sites.