16-year-old boy arrested for deadly drive-by shooting in Hanford

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 16-year-old lad has been arrested for the shooting decease of 23-year-old Cruz Avalos successful Hanford Wednesday.

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Hanford Police and the Kings County Sheriff's Office announced the apprehension Thursday astatine a quality conference.

The lad was arrested by Sheriff's deputies pursuing a shooting that happened astatine 1 a.m. Thursday.

Deputies accidental that shooting happened connected Jeff Road and Thomas Court connected the Santa Rosa Rancheria.

When deputies arrived, they recovered a 19-year-old shooting unfortunate who was rapidly rushed to the hospital.

Investigators accidental the 16-year-old Hanford suspect, the injured shooting unfortunate and a young miss were wrong a car erstwhile they were asked astir their pack affiliation by an chartless big man.

That antheral has yet to beryllium recovered by the Sheriff's Office.

The Hanford fishy and the miss were aboriginal stopped by a responding lawman successful the parking batch of the Tachi Palace Casino Resort.

The lawman identified the lad arsenic the fishy progressive successful Avalos' decease and took him into custody. Deputies accidental the lad did not comply astatine archetypal but yet did.

Investigators accidental they recovered a loaded handgun that was aboriginal connected to the 1 utilized successful the Hanford shooting.

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Avalos was changeable successful Hanford Wednesday day connected 10th Avenue adjacent Lacey Boulevard.

Security camera video captured erstwhile Avalos' car rolled to a stop, and the suspect's achromatic Nissan speeding distant aft the shooting.

Avalos was taken to the infirmary and died little than an hr later.

The Hanford Police Department says they person not established immoderate transportation betwixt Avalos and the 16-year-old boy.

Police accidental they bash person the suspect's car successful their possession.

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