Guns, ammo confiscated following Visalia drive-by shooting

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - An AK-47 benignant rifle, a .32 caliber handgun, respective ammunition magazines, and assorted rounds of ammunition were recovered arsenic a effect of a hunt warrant work pursuing a drive-by shooting, Visalia constabulary announced.

Saturday night, conscionable aft 11:30 p.m., officers were called to the 1000 artifact of North Enos to analyse a study of a drive-by shooting.

Officers were told a teen was lasting extracurricular a location erstwhile shots were allegedly fired by 2 radical successful a conveyance who were equipped with a firearm and a handgun.

The conveyance near the scene, but officers were rapidly called backmost to a antithetic location successful the aforesaid country for a study of a disturbance, which was besides successful the 1000 artifact of North Enos.

Investigators accidental they arrived to find 27-year-old Oscar Castaneda and 57-year-old Manuel Vargas Lopez sitting wrong a conveyance parked successful beforehand of the home. 

While speaking with them, officers said they saw a revolver successful plain presumption wrong the car, and detained some men. 

During the investigation, constabulary accidental they learned Manuel Vargas Lopez and a 3rd suspect, 59-year-old Javier Vargas Lopez, had threatened the archetypal drive-by victims for calling the police. 

Police accidental Javier Vargas Lopez was successful possession of an AK-47-style firearm portion threatening the victims. A hunt warrant was obtained and the AK-47 was located, arsenic good arsenic the handgun, magazines, and ammo.

Officers study Oscar Lopez Castaneda was booked connected charges of carrying a concealed firearm successful a conveyance and carrying a loaded firearm successful public. 

Police accidental Manuel Vargas Lopez was arrested connected charges of making transgression threats, intimidating a witness, possession of an battle weapon, and conspiracy. 

Officers study Javier Vargas Lopez was taken into custody connected charges of making transgression threats, witnesser intimidation, possession of an battle weapon, conspiracy, and brandishing a firearm.

All 3 suspects were booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility.