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SELMA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The U.S. Marshals, on with Selma officers, arrested a fugitive accused of 2 attempted homicides, the Selma Police Department said.
Officers accidental 24-year-old Joseph Mejia of Selma was arrested successful Lake County connected Wednesday. His apprehension follows a collaboration betwixt Selma Police detectives and the U.S. Marshals Office, aft it was believed Mejia had fled the region.
Mejia was yet tracked to Lake County successful bluish California and arrested. Selma Police says helium has been connected the tally for implicit a twelvemonth and was wanted successful transportation with 2 attempted homicides and aggregate felony firearm charges related to an incidental from January 2024.
According to police, Mejia was progressive successful a shooting connected the 2600 artifact of Whitson Street connected Jan. 20, 2024. During that shooting, Mejia allegedly changeable the unfortunate and fled the scene.
Days later, officers study Mejia was besides progressive successful different shooting connected the 2000 artifact of Park Street, wherever helium confronted a unfortunate and changeable them. He past fled the scene.
Mejia was booked into the Fresno County Jail.
