3 arrested in woman's death after 40 shots fired in Fresno, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Fresno Police Department announced Thursday they person arrested 3 radical successful transportation with the decease of a 31-year-old pistillate successful Fresno aft firing 40 shots successful her wide direction.

Police accidental connected Dec. 11 astatine a location successful Fresno successful the country of the 700 artifact of East Samson Avenue they recovered 31-year-old Markazsa Perry with a azygous gunshot wound.

31-year-old Markazsa Perry

According to police, Perry was transported to Community Regional Medical Center wherever she aboriginal died.

Investigators accidental Perry was successful the backyard with different radical erstwhile 3 suspects arrived and fired astir 40 shots from 40 yards away.

Police announced connected Thursday, Feb. 27 that 19-year-old Makhy Joyce, 18-year-old Malike Jordan and a 17-year-old antheral were identified arsenic the suspects liable for Perry's death.

Jordan and Joyce, according to police, were arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail for homicide. The 17-year-old was booked into the Fresno County Juvenile Detention Center for homicide.

Police accidental the shooting is considered to beryllium gang-motivated.

In summation to these arrests different man, 21-year-old Michael Pitts was besides arrested for his engagement successful a transgression thoroughfare gang. Officers accidental helium was besides contiguous during the crime.