Police arrest man for deadly southeast Fresno shooting

Thursday, January 20, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police have arrested a man wanted in connection to a homicide investigation in December.

Investigators say 30-year-old Abel Pena shot and killed 24-year-old Adam Contreras near Hedges and Rabe Avenue, an industrial area near Clovis & Olive Avenues, on December 26.
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Detectives say Pena is a known gang member. He was stopped on his bicycle on January 12 and arrested after being found with a loaded gun.

He was booked into the Fresno County Jail for weapons charges. Investigators later connected him to Contreras's death, and he is now facing murder charges.
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Detectives have not released a motive for the shooting.

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