Year-long investigation leads to arrest of Livermore man in connection with 2011 gang shooting

second suspect in a 2011 gang shooting has been arrested and charged after an investigation that lasted more than a year, police said. Jesus Ramon Gonzalez, 18, was in Alameda County Juvenile Hall on another offense when police arrested him July 4 in connection with the shooting, Officer Steve Goard said. Gonzalez and 21-year-old Thomas Melching were the chief suspects in a shooting that occurred near Chestnut and North I streets on March 3, 2011. Both victims were treated for their injuries and survived. Melching was arrested in April 2011 and subsequently convicted of assault with a deadly weapon using a firearm. He was sentenced to five years in state prison. Gonzalez was charged with two counts of the same offense by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Goard said. The investigation into Gonzalez's role was tedious, Goard said. Police used DNA analysis, cell-phone records and received cooperation from witnesses who initially were reluctant to come forward, Goard said. "We worked closely with the District Attorney's office and there were some hurdles," Goard said. "DNA analysis takes forever, and obtaining some of the other records and statements took a very long time." Gonzalez was in juvenile hall after running away from a youth home to which he was sentenced for another offense, Goard said. He will be charged as an adult in the shooting even though he was a minor at the time, Goard said.