Fresno Police ask public for help in solving two recent homicides

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno Police hunt is present underway for Raymond Ornelas Torres, who is considered equipped and unsafe and wanted for murder.

"Detectives worked each play connected this case," Lieutenant Brian Valles said.

Valles revealed the 41-year-old fishy Tuesday, 4 days aft Julian Garcia died, pursuing a nighttime of drinking. Investigators accidental the men argued erstwhile Torres gunned him down.

"There presently is simply a warrant successful the strategy for his arrest," Valles said of Torres.

It each unfolded successful a engaged flat analyzable adjacent South Plumas and East Lorena Avenue.

"It was scary," neighbour Maricella told Action News connected Friday. "When I (saw) they were washing, I thought it was a shooting."

Police accidental the accused slayer is connected the run.

"Mr. Torres has not been located," Valles said. "We're asking anyone with immoderate accusation regarding his whereabouts oregon immoderate different further accusation connected this lawsuit to delight telephone Fresno Police."

Action News asked astir wherever Torres could be.

"We've checked respective locations successful Fresno," Valles said. "There's a anticipation helium could inactive beryllium here, but there's a anticipation helium could beryllium down southbound successful the Southern California area."

As constabulary hunt for Torres, they are besides seeking tips for different killing.

Elias Santiago Pedro was pronounced dormant aft an evident battle successful a Southwest Fresno alley Sunday nighttime adjacent the makeshift store wherever helium lived.

"We judge that helium was assaulted and died from blunt unit trauma," Valles said. "Other than that, we person nary fishy information, truthful we truly request that assistance."

Tipsters tin stay anonymous.

"Even if idiosyncratic whitethorn deliberation it's minuscule oregon truly doesn't matter, we travel up connected each information," Valles said. "Those are the leads that we need."

The 2 killings bring the City of Fresno up to 11 homicides this year, compared to 13 astatine this clip past year.

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