Man Suspected In Napa Double-Homicide Dies In Hospital: Police

NAPA, CA — A man suspected of killing two people Sept. 26 in Napa, then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the Napa Police Department.

Baltazar Rangel Juarez, 28, died Wednesday from injuries related to a self-inflicted gunshot wound suffered the day of their deaths, Napa police said Friday in a statement.

Police said Georgina Padilla and Ralph Andino III were found suffering from gunshot wounds when officers responded to reports of a shooting at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 26 in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue.

Padilla, a 38-year-old Napa woman, and Andino, a 54-year-old American Canyon man, were pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of medical personnel, police said.

Within hours, police had identified Juarez as the person believed to be responsible.

It was alleged that around 1:30 p.m., an officer saw Juarez at Juarez and 2nd streets and tried to pull him over, but Jaurez kept driving.

Juarez was accused of leading officers on a chase into Kennedy Park.

"Members of the Napa Police Department and Napa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the suspect’s location within Kennedy Park to take him into custody," Napa police Detective Dustin Dodd said. "The suspect refused to exit the vehicle and instead armed himself with a firearm, refusing the officer’s instructions to exit and surrender. Multiple attempts were made to have the suspect disarm himself and exit the vehicle. The suspect continuously refused to surrender and ultimately suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound."

Police said Juarez was taken to a local hospital after receiving medical aid at the scene.

Six days later, he died at the hospital.

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