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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The antheral suspected of being liable for the execution of a 68-year-old antheral backmost successful 2016 has been arrested by the Fresno Police Department pursuing 9 years of investigation.
On January 1, 2016, officers responded to the intersection of Shields Avenue and West Avenue astir an injured worker from the Shields Express Mart. Officers accidental the victim, 68-year-old Gurcharan Singh Gill, was pronounced dormant astir 15 minutes later.
Officers identified 25-year-old Bailey Rosenberger arsenic the fishy successful the deadly stabbing and connected April 2, 2025, helium was arrested successful Modesto. Officers accidental Rosenberger was lone 15 years aged erstwhile the deadly stabbing took spot successful 2016.
Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto says she distinctly remembers moving arsenic a tract commandant connected the nighttime of Gill's death, January 1, 2016.
68-year-old Gurcharn Singh Gill (image courtesy of the Fresno Police Department)"Then Detective Rivera was the superior homicide investigator. Now he's our sergeant successful homicide," Casto said. "We responded to the 1100 artifact of West Shields astatine the Shields Express Market."
Casto says Gil was moving unsocial successful the store, arsenic helium usually would.
"He was moving to wage for his daughter's wedding, his son's aesculapian schoolhouse and helium was good known and well-liked by galore radical successful the neighborhood," Casto said.
Chief Casto says connected the time of Gill's death, 15-year-old Rosenberger walked into the store, spoke to Gill astatine 1 of the show cases and without provocation, began stabbing Gill brutally. Casto says that erstwhile Gill attempted to support himself, helium was kicked arsenic well.
"He tried to support himself, but was overpowered and stabbed 11 times and helium died connected scene," Chief Casto said. "Detective Rivera responded retired determination that nighttime to investigate. This lawsuit has stuck with some Sergeant Rivera and myself for each these years."
According to Casto, 1 of the galore investigative steps taken that nighttime called for assistance from the California Department of Justice and their transgression country team.
"They responded and helped america to process the scene, leaving nary evidentiary chromatic unturned," Casto said. "Despite each that and galore tips by the community, we were incapable to interruption done with immoderate fishy recognition for astir 9 years."
Casto says that lone present was the Department of Justice capable to successfully lucifer fingerprints from the country to the 15-year-old Rosenberger. Casto says detectives attempted to find Rosenberger and recovered that helium was determination successful the Modesto area.
Bailey Rosenberger, 25 (image courtesy of the Fresno Police Department)"So we engaged our partners astatine Modesto PD," Casto said. "They went out, and their patrol officers yet contacted him and took him into custody."
Casto says Rosenberger was booked into Fresno County Jail, connected suspicion of homicide charges with respective enhancements, including robbery.
Officers adhd that Rosenberger was besides arrested connected suspicion of narcotics-related charges successful Modesto, wherever further fingerprints were obtained, implicating him successful Gill's murder.
