Gang member arrested in connection to December homicide in central Fresno

Thursday, January 20, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police say a known gang member is accused of fatally shooting and killing a 37-year-old man in central Fresno last month.

Philip Ozuna was shot multiple times at an apartment complex near Fruit and Ashlan Avenues on December 23. He died at a hospital a short time later.
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During their investigation, detectives identified Abel Echartea as a suspect in Ozuna's murder.

Fresno police say Echartea was arrested in Marion, Indiana, on January 18. He will soon be brought back to Fresno County and booked for murder charges.
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Investigators have not released a motive for the shooting. They're asking anyone with information to call the Fresno Police Department.

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