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MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A information camera bracket is present near dangling from the ceiling of a Madera Walgreens.
Surveillance video released Tuesday shows Narciso Gallardo Fernandez shooting astatine the camera conscionable moments aft allegedly sidesplitting a Walgreens worker connected Monday night.
Police accidental Hernandez was successful the parking batch reloading his weapon arsenic officers arrived.
"There is nary narration betwixt Narciso and Erik Velazquez," Madera Police Chief Gino Chiaramonte told Action News.
Chiaramonte says Narciso drove from Pixley and showed up astatine the Walgreens disconnected Cleveland Avenue conscionable earlier closing Monday.
"We bash cognize helium has a wide disdain oregon grudge against pharmacies, large-scale pharmacies," Chiaramonte said.
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As Fernandez changeable astatine the camera, constabulary accidental his unfortunate was connected the telephone with 911.
"I was capable to perceive the gunshots successful the background," a dispatcher told officers implicit the radio.
Investigators accidental Fernandez fired astatine slightest 5 shots.
"We're going to request each the aesculapian assistance we tin get, and delight interaction on-call detectives," an serviceman told the dispatcher implicit the radio.
District Attorney Sally Moreno confirms she is preparing to record execution charges.
She expects a study from Madera Police connected Wednesday morning.
The Madera County District Attorney's Office volition record its paperwork with the region tribunal by noon.
Fernandez could look earlier a justice arsenic soon arsenic 1:30 PM to participate a plea.
"It's truly scary due to the fact that helium (drove) to travel termination the boy, and it's truly scary," Isabel Hernandez said.
Hernandez had shopped astatine the Walgreens before. She recognized Velasquez close away.
"A young feline and truly bully person, and present has died," Hernandez said of Velasquez. "It's very, precise bittersweet for the community."
Velasquez's neighbour tells Action News that Velasquez was the begetter of 2 young children.
The assemblage is present coming unneurotic to enactment his household via a GoFundMe started by a coworker.
"We volition ever retrieve his large agleam smile," the organizer wrote online.
Walgreens says Grief counselors and enactment unit volition beryllium present on-site Wednesday and past again connected Thursday erstwhile the store reopens.
They accidental their thoughts and prayers are with the victim's loved ones.
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