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Many members of Diego Mendoza's family were together Saturday morning when the phone rang.
Within seconds, the slain 16-year-old's family - many of whom flew from California to attend Mendoza's funeral Friday - learned that his suspected killers had been captured overnight.
"We are relieved that they have somebody in custody," Mendoza's aunt, Sylvia Colin, said. "We are more calm now, knowing that somebody is going to pay for what they did."
Hours after Mendoza's funeral, Salt Lake City police identified Luis Salazar Mendoza, 23, and Alexis Rodriguez, 17, as the suspected gunmen who allegedly killed Mendoza and critically injured Eder Orona, 23, outside the Sears department store in Salt Lake City on Jan. 6.
About 2 a.m. Saturday, Salt Lake City police, metro gang unit officers and the FBI tracked the alleged shooters to southern Davis County, said Lt. Cal Kunz, a police spokesman.
"We received information that the suspects were at the Motel 6 in Woods Cross," Kunz said. "We ascertained that the suspects were in one of the rooms."
When authorities arrived, they spotted the alleged gunmen's vehicle in the parking lot. Police then called out to Salazar Mendoza and Rodriguez' room.
"They came out and were taken into custody without incident," Kunz said.
Police say Diego Mendoza, his brother Joel Mendoza and Orona stopped their sport utility vehicle at a taco stand in the parking lot of Sears at 754 S. State St. At that time, two armed men got out of a white car, walked up to the SUV and opened fire.
Diego Mendoza was shot in the head and died at the scene. Orona was critically injured after being shot four times in the chest. Joel Mendoza escaped unharmed.
Since the shooting, Orona's condition at University Hospital has improved, Colin said.
Members of Mendoza's family said Saturday they did not know either of the alleged shooters, leading them to assume the shooting was random, Colin said.
Family members hope to meet with detectives to learn more details of the arrests.
"We are now getting more united," Colin said, of the Mendoza family. "We don't wish this for anybody and are glad the cops were able to capture the shooters. We are happy."
Salazar Mendoza was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on $2 million bail. No booking information was available for Rodriguez, who is a minor.
Salazar Mendoza was arrested for a warrant on charges of criminal homicide/aggravated murder, two counts of attempted criminal homicide/aggravated murder and three counts of discharge of a firearm from a vehicle.
Rodriguez' warrant includes charges of criminal homicide/murder and discharge of a firearm from a vehicle.
On Wednesday, police arrested Michelle Ramirez, 21, on one charge of obstruction of justice in a homicide investigation, a first-degree felony.
Police say Ramirez owns the getaway car used by Salazar Mendoza and Rodriguez.
When contacted by authorities, Ramirez admitted to owning the vehicle, but refused to divulge much else, and changed her statements to police multiple times, police said.
She is being held at the county jail on $15,000 bail.