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April 28, 2026

Man killed in recent shooting at Pajaro levee identified

WATSONVILLE—The man who died Feb. 22 after being shot nine days earlier on the Pajaro River levee has been identified as Daniel Godinez, 46, a homeless man from Watsonville, Santa Cruz Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ashley Keehn said Wednesday.

Godinez was shot at least twice on Feb. 13. He was found down an embankment near a campsite near Walker Street. 

Anyone with information on this case (21W-00580), is asked to call Det. Salvador Mendoza at 768-3357, or the WPD anonymous tip line at 768-3544. 

Todd Guild
Todd Guild
Managing News Editor, with The Pajaronian since 2007. I cover nearly every beat. I specialize in feature stories, but equally skilled in hard and spot news. Pajaronian/Good Times/Press Banner reporter.

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