Suspect arrested for shooting death of man walking home in southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno police have arrested a 19-year-old man for a deadly shooting last summer.

Angel Gonzalez is accused of killing a man who was leaving a party with his wife.

Gonzalez has been booked in jail on a murder charge.

Police found him while serving a search warrant at an apartment complex near Shaw and Valentine Tuesday.

The shooting took place July 16 of 2023 in the area of Thorne and Lorena avenues.

Detectives say a different suspect was armed with a gun when he confronted 25-year-old Simon Martinez and his wife, Leticia, and tried to rob them.

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Moments later, a car pulled up. Police say Gonzalez was in the vehicle when he opened fire on the couple, killing Martinez and wounding Leticia.

In a news conference Wednesday, Fresno police said Gonzalez also has a prior criminal history.

"Mr. Gonzalez was also booked on a prior carjacking case where he was armed with a firearm," Lieutenant Paul Cervantes said. " And he was also booked on a pair of other cases where he was in possession of a firearm while being a convicted felon."

Investigators say the arrest is bitter-sweet for the victim's family.

It comes on the one-year anniversary of Simon's death.

Two other suspects were previously arrested for the crime.

22-year-old Jesse Castillo faces robbery and murder charges.

22-year-old Zachariah Rodriguez is accused of being an accessory to murder.