Man arrested in connection to deadly shooting at east central Fresno gas station in March

Tuesday, December 28, 2021
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police have now made an arrest for a murder at a Fresno gas station earlier this year.

18-year-old Eleuterio Flores is accused of shooting 18-year-old Julian Cerda on March 20.
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Detectives say Cerda was outside the gas station at Maple and Shields when an argument started between his friends and a man in a white pick-up.

Police believe Flores was in that truck and fired several rounds toward the group, hitting Cerda multiple times.

The teen was rushed to the hospital, where he died.
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Officers say Flores is a known gang member and that he tried to get rid of a gun and run from them before he was caught yesterday.

He's now booked in jail for murder and illegally possessing a firearm.
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