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The suspected gunman at the center of a 12-hour manhunt and double shooting in Soquel has been found and arrested. Jose Luis Ramos, 31, of Watsonville, was found on the 3000 block of Porter Street in Soquel around 2 a.m. Tuesday. The shooting happened in broad daylight on North Rodeo Gulch Road at Soquel Drive at 2:24 p.m. Monday. VIDEO: Double shooting scene in Soquel One of the victims who was shot several times died at a hospital, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Clark said. The victim who died was identified as Santiago Avalos Sanchez, 28, of Soquel. He was a father of two. The second victim, Maria Ponce Rocha, 32, of Watsonville, underwent surgery. As of Tuesday morning, she was in critical but stable condition, Clark said. PHOTOS: Soquel double shooting investigation A woman who told KSBW that she is Rocha's sister said the accused killer is Rocha's ex-husband and he may have been motivated by jealousy. The Sheriff's Office has not released a motive, nor disclosed how Ramos knew the victims. VIDEO: Friends mourn slain Soquel man Immediately after shots rang out, the gunman drove the wrong way on several streets at a high rate of speed while fleeing the area in a white Honda sedan, dispatchers and witnesses said. One driver said she saw Ramos almost causing a collision on 41st Avenue as he sped into oncoming traffic. Law enforcement officers swarmed the area. The manhunt for Ramos led officers to search a car parked in the Seacliff neighborhood of Aptos, as well as pull over a second car at gunpoint on Highway 17. Both cars were similar in appearance to Ramos' white Honda, but they were determined to be the wrong cars. Deputies said when they found Ramos on Porter Street, he was in possession of methamphetamine and a pipe used to smoking meth. His Honda was parked nearby. Clark said forensics investigators may have found the murder weapon as well. Ramos was booked into jail on one count of murder and one count of attempted murder. His bail was set at $2 million. Back at the shooting scene on North Rodeo Gulch Road, crime scene tape marked a black Honda that was driven by the victims. The Honda had crashed into a road sign, and there was blood next to the car. On Tuesday morning, detectives continued combing the area for evidence.