Moss Landing Shooting Investigation: Search Warrants in Greenfield & King City Lead to Arrest
MONTEREY COUNTY, CA — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested an 18-year-old Greenfield resident on double murder and gang charges in connection with the recent Moss Landing shooting which occurred on Jetty Road and left two teenagers dead.
Detectives, supported by the Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, the Monterey Peninsula Special Response Unit, and California State Parks, served two coordinated search warrants on the afternoon and evening of Nov. 5, 2026. The first warrant was executed around 3:00 p.m. in the 900 block of Maple Avenue in Greenfield, where three individuals were detained. A second search warrant was executed around 6:00 p.m. in the 45000 block of Crown Avenue in King City.
Following the searches and investigative findings, detectives arrested 18-year-old Donald William Breeden of Greenfield. Breeden was booked into the Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, with bail set at $2,035,000.
The arrests stem from a fatal shooting reported just before 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2026. Sheriff’s deputies, California State Parks officers, and California Highway Patrol units responded to reports of gunfire along Jetty Road in Moss Landing. Upon arrival, deputies located two victims who were pronounced deceased at the scene. They were subsequently identified as Salinas residents Nathaniel Flores, 13, and Marco Antonio Perez, 15.
A third individual arrived at an area hospital with a confirmed gunshot wound, while a fourth person was transported from the scene for non-life-threatening injuries later determined to be unrelated to the gunfire.
Sheriff Tina M. Nieto acknowledged the community members whose tips assisted investigators and noted that detectives are continuing to piece together the events preceding the homicides.
