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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno Police said what started arsenic an statement to combat turned deadly connected Saturday erstwhile a pistillate was changeable and killed successful the parking batch of a North Fresno Rite Aid.
According to Lieutenant Paul Cervantes, 19-year-old Aaliyah Bonman and 21-year-old Penelope Mehr had anterior past starring up to the shooting.
The 2 were astatine a rap performance and ended up astatine a hookah lounge adjacent a Johnny Quik Food Store & Liquor connected Cedar Avenue, earlier agreeing to physically combat astatine Rite Aid.
"They had anterior incidents wherever they had immoderate benignant of disturbances successful the past. They mutually agreed astatine this determination to fight." Lt. Cervantes said.
At astir 3 a.m., connected Saturday, officers were called to the country of Cedar Avenue and Nees Avenue wherever they recovered Bonman with a azygous gunshot to her precocious body.
She was taken to the infirmary wherever she was pronounced dead.
Through its probe of the incident, detectives learned that Mehr had been the 1 who pulled the trigger. According to Fresno Police, the weapon utilized successful the onslaught was provided by 18-year-old Nevaeh Solomon who constabulary accidental is inactive connected the run.
"That handgun is simply a handgun that was successful possession of Nevaeh Solomon. That handgun was utilized to mortally coiled Ms. Bondman successful this event," Lt. Cervantes said.
Police confirmed the full shooting was recorded by a bystander who knew some of the women.
“It's precise communal erstwhile individuals are progressive successful oregon astir to beryllium progressive successful a carnal altercation for them to petition a person oregon a known acquaintance to grounds it. And this is really what happened connected this peculiar incident," Lt. Cervantes said.
Fresno Police person not released the video due to the fact that it has been submitted arsenic evidence.
"I volition not beryllium capable to stock it with you. But I tin archer you that the video itself is it was disturbing. It's graphic and shocking," Lt. Cervantes said.
Detectives are inactive asking for the public's assistance successful identifying much videos that could person been released.
"We're going to beryllium requesting further information. I'm definite there's folks that are retired determination that person video. We're learning that different societal media outlets oregon different platforms person immoderate video," Lt. Cervantes explained. "It's important to enactment that videos similar this that are retired determination connected the Internet, they're irresponsible, they're sensational. And past they're harmful. You know, this is simply a look for disaster."
Information and tips from the nationalist are what helped constabulary apprehension Mehr connected Sunday, Aug. 25, conscionable 1 time aft the shooting.
"Undercover detectives from the Street Violence Tactical Team located Mehr successful the country of Jensen and Second. And she was instantly apprehended and taken into custody. She was aboriginal booked into the Fresno County Jail connected 1 number of murder," Lt. Cervantes said.
Despite the speedy arrest, a assemblage is present near mourning, arsenic a memorial grows adjacent the Rite Aid parking batch wherever Bonman was shot.
"Too young, excessively senseless. That's truly the bottommost line," Lt. Cervantes said.
Police are inactive searching for Solomon and the weapon that was utilized successful the shooting. Currently, a felony warrant has been issued for Solomon's arrest.
Those who mightiness person immoderate accusation astir her whereabouts oregon the shooting are asked to interaction the Fresno Police Department. Callers tin stay anonymous.
