2 Juveniles Hurt In Shooting Near Newman Fall Festival; Suspect Arrested

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NEWMAN (CBS13) — Two juveniles were wounded successful a shooting adjacent the Newman Fall Festival precocious Sunday night, constabulary say.

Newman constabulary accidental the shooting happened a small earlier 10:30 p.m. on the 1100 artifact of Fresno Street. Officers accidental they recovered 2 juveniles who were deed by gunfire. Both victims were airlifted to country hospitals.

Police noted that portion the shooting happened astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic the yearly Newman Fall Festival, the existent shooting country happened conscionable to the eastbound of the festival.

Officers who were stationed astatine the parkland for the festival did perceive the gunfire and responded rapidly to the scene, constabulary say.

Newman constabulary accidental they arrested 19-year-old Gustine nonmigratory Luis Ortiz successful transportation to the shooting connected Thursday.

Investigators enactment that Ortiz had allegedly besides conscionable committed an equipped robbery adjacent Main and Fresno streets conscionable earlier the shooting. A 2nd fishy successful that robbery, 20-year-old Gustine nonmigratory Jonathan Cota, was besides arrested.

Ortiz is present facing charges of conspiracy, robbery, negligent discharge of a firearm, battle with a deadly weapon, and attempted homicide.

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Police person not released the nonstop ages of the 2 juveniles who were hurt.