# Suspected mass shooter charged with double murder in slayings of teen boys on California beach

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/suspected-mass-shooter-charged-with-double-murder-in-slayings-of-teen-boys-on-california-beach/
- Published: 2026-11-06T23:30:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T00:37:58+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/us-news/teen-charged-in-moss-landing-state-beach-double-murder/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- An 18-year-old has been charged with two murders.
- The victims were boys aged 15 and 13.
- Investigators have not disclosed what sparked the shooting.

## Summary

An 18-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder over the fatal shooting of two teenage boys near Moss Landing State Beach in California. The case matters to the victims’ Salinas school community, which has offered counselling and other support, while investigators continue to seek answers.

Donald William Breeden, of Greenfield, is accused of killing Marco Antonio Perez, 15, and Nathaniel Flores, 13, shortly before 2am on Monday near Jetty Road. Both were pronounced dead at the scene; two other people were wounded and taken to hospital. The charges include criminal street gang enhancements, and bail was set at $2.035 million. Authorities have not said what led to the shooting or whether Breeden was among three people detained during a search of a Greenfield home on Thursday.

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