The Merced County Sheriff's Office says law enforcement officers were called to a home along Highway 33 around 11:00 am.
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Investigators found a man who had been shot near a vehicle located behind the house. Paramedics tried to save him, but he died at the scene.
Detetectives later identified the suspected shooter as 47-year-old Hugo Sanchez of Dos Palos. Sanchez was arrested later Thursday.
Investigators also recovered the gun used in the shooting.
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Sanchez was booked into the Merced County Jail on a first degree murder charge.
Officials have not determined a motive for the fatal shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Merced County Sheriff's Office at 209-385-7472.