Authorities have released the identify of a Merced County homicide victim found with a gunshot wound last month. A suspect in the killing has been arrested.
The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office identified the shooting victim as 55-year-old Gilberto Ramirez of Gustine. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Aug. 20, deputies responded to the 4600 block of Hunt Road near Gustine for a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
Deputies arrived on scene and located Ramirez deceased…