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HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A teen antecedently accused of the shooting decease of a 23-year-old successful Hanford has been determined nary longer a suspect, the Hanford Police Department announced Sunday.
On Oct. 23 astir 1 p.m. constabulary accidental they responded to a reported drive-by shooting adjacent 10th Avenue and Lacey Boulevard.
Upon arrival, responding officers reported a achromatic Honda with respective slug holes connected the driver's broadside stopped astatine the southeast country of the intersection. Inside was 23-year-old Cruz David Avalos unresponsive with gunshot wounds.
Investigators accidental the officers instantly removed Avalos from the conveyance and performed life-saving measures earlier helium was transported to a section infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.
Detectives identified the progressive fishy conveyance arsenic a achromatic Nissan Versa and done witnesser statements, identified a 16-year-old lad arsenic a suspect. The teen was arrested the adjacent greeting aft being a unfortunate of a shooting astatine the Santa Rosa Rancheria connected Oct. 24.
On Sunday Oct. 27, Hanford constabulary accidental their probe led them to the find that the 16-year-old is not the fishy successful the decease of Avalos. The teen nevertheless remains successful custody connected suspicion of firearm charges.
Investigators are actively moving to find the circumstances starring up to the shooting and inquire anyone with immoderate accusation regarding this lawsuit to interaction Hanford Police Detective K. Smith astatine 559-585-2540.
