Son arrested in connection with mother's death in Fresno, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The lad of a pistillate who was recovered dormant astatine her residence connected Monday successful Fresno was arrested successful transportation to her death, the Fresno Police Department said.

Police accidental connected Jan. 20 astatine 3:41 p.m., officers responded to the country of East Cortland Avenue and Ninth Street to behaviour a payment cheque connected 62-year-old Shirla Ramirez, who failed to amusement up to work.

According to officers, Shirla was recovered wrong her residence, unresponsive.

EMS responded to the country and constabulary accidental that based connected her injuries observed by officers, her decease appeared to beryllium suspicious successful nature.

According to police, homicide detectives worked with the county's coroner's bureau and recovered her injuries to beryllium caused by blunt unit trauma and respective lacerations to the precocious body. Police accidental her decease was determined to beryllium a homicide.

During their investigation, constabulary accidental detectives learned that Shirla resided astatine the residence unsocial and had called retired from enactment the Friday anterior claiming household issues.

35-year-old Brad Ramierz

62-year-old Shirla Ramierz

Police say, that detectives were capable to place her son, 35-year-old Brad Ramirez arsenic the idiosyncratic liable for Shirla's death.

Officers study Brad was taken into custody connected Wednesday, Jan. 22, aft being discharged from CRMC connected an unrelated matter. Brad was booked into the Fresno County Jail.

The motive down Shirla's decease is chartless and this is an ongoing investigation.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Fresno Police Department's Homicide Detective M. Yee astatine 559-621-2407 oregon Detective J. Adney astatine 559-621-2445.