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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - An apprehension has been made successful the shooting decease of a 29-year-old that happened successful Fresno successful 2023, according to the Fresno Police Department.
Police accidental connected July 5, 2023, astatine 2:36 a.m. officers from the southeast policing territory responded to the country of East Iowa Avenue and North Fifth Street regarding a changeable spotter lawsuit of 20 rounds fired.
According to police, erstwhile they arrived they located 29-year-old Ramiro Mendoza Jr. successful the mediate of the street, suffering from aggregate gunshot wounds. He was transported to Community Regional Medical Center wherever helium passed distant of his injuries.
The victim, 29-year-old, Ramiro Mendoza Jr. Investigators accidental they identified Elijah Oupathame, who was a juvenile astatine the time, arsenic the idiosyncratic liable for shooting Mendoza.
Police accidental they determined that Oupathame is an progressive pack subordinate and was celebrating the Fourth of July vacation astatine a adjacent residence when, for chartless reasons, helium confronted and changeable Mendoza.
According to police, Mendoza was recovered to beryllium a subordinate of the unhoused community.
Police accidental connected July 27, of this year, Oupathame was contacted by the Clovis Police Department, wherever helium was arrested for suspicion of conveyance burglary.
According to officers, helium provided a mendacious sanction to officers astatine the clip of his arrest; however, helium was identified done fingerprints and was subsequently arrested for suspicion of homicide of Mendoza.
Although an apprehension has been made successful this case, detectives are asking anyone with accusation to interaction the Fresno Police Department's detectives M. Yee astatine 559-621-2407 oregon Detective J. Baroni astatine 559-621-2516.
