SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of a teen in South Sacramento on New Year’s Eve.

Sacramento police have arrested 20-year-old Johnathan Mendivil and 18-year-old Jeremy Mendivil for the murder of a 15-year-old boy in the 7400 block of 29th Street on New Year’s Eve.

Police believe the two were retaliating against the teen for a prior assault and shot him when they confronted him.

The investigation is still underway.