Fundraiser held for Madera Walgreens murder victim

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A assemblage comes unneurotic implicit a lukewarm repast to mourn a antheral gunned down wrong a Walgreens successful Madera.

The Madera Elks Lodge served up lunches with a tri-tip sandwich, chips and soda successful the pharmacy's parking batch connected Sunday.

All day, folks were capable to thrust up for the $15 meal.

Funds raised volition spell to the household of 29-year-old Erick Velazquez.

He was changeable and killed connected March 31 astatine the store connected Cleveland and Schnoor, his decease making nationalist headlines.

The Elks Lodge says they wanted to grant Erick, who often helped members.

"A batch of america predominant this Walgreens truthful it touched our bosom due to the fact that we've ran into Erick and he's been truthful friendly," Elks Lodge subordinate April Parrish said. "A batch of the members get their prescriptions here, helium ever helps out, directs america wherever to go. So we truly knew we wanted to bash thing for him."

Along with buying Sandwiches, the Elks Lodge says respective radical donated money.

Narciso Fernandez is accused of sidesplitting Velasquez.

An nonstop motive for the shooting remains unknown, but authorities accidental Fernandez had a grudge against large-scale pharmacies.

A gathering up of Fernandez's Preliminary Hearing is scheduled for May 6.