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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 1:41PM
A fishy has been arrested aft a antheral was killed successful the tiny assemblage of Livingston precocious past month.
LIVINGSTON, Calif. (KFSN) -- A fishy has been arrested aft a antheral was killed successful the tiny assemblage of Livingston precocious past month.
On Monday, constabulary arrested 32-year-old Samuel Lopez for the homicide of Rudy Padilla.
On February 27th, investigators accidental the Modesto antheral reported helium and the unfortunate had been jumped by pack members.
When officers arrived astatine the country of Olds and Harvest avenues, Lopez was gone and Padilla had died.
His origin of decease was blunt unit trauma to the head.
Investigators aboriginal tracked down and interviewed Lopez.
Detectives spent weeks collecting grounds earlier arresting Lopez connected Monday.
Investigators are inactive determining the motive.
"No circumstantial motive, they were by each accounts friends. So, immoderate benignant of falling retired oregon argument. We don't cognize that astatine this point," said Livingston Police Chief Frederick Schiff.
Lopez has been booked into the Merced County jailhouse connected homicide charges.
He's being held connected a $1 cardinal bond.
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