Man Charged With Murder After Fatal Shooting At Strip Club Near Chico

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CHICO (CBS13) — A Tehama County antheral was arraigned connected execution charges aft a pistillate was shot dormant successful the parking batch of a portion club northbound of Chico, prosecutors said Tuesday.

According to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, Fernando Palomares, 29, of Vina, was additionally charged with utilizing a handgun successful the murder.

The shooting was reported conscionable aft 11 p.m. connected December 30 astatine the Centerfolds nightclub on Highway 99. Alicia Flores, 21, was changeable aggregate times and was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Mike Ramsey, the Butte County District Attorney, said Flores had been astatine Centerfolds with a person and Palomares, who was the friend’s boyfriend. The 3 had been determination since astir 9:40 p.m. and Palomares was seen going successful and retired of the constitution respective times until each 3 walked retired astatine astir 10:36 p.m.

At 11:03 p.m., Flores’ person had re-entered Centerfolds and told a clerk to telephone 911 arsenic Flores had been shot, prosecutors said. Flores was unresponsive successful the backseat of the SUV the travel arrived in.

Palomares had ran from the country conscionable earlier his woman reported the shooting but was located hours aboriginal astatine astir 4:30. a.m. walking inn the country of Highway 99 and Rowles Road, astir 7 miles from Centerfolds.

Prosecutors said Palomares had been connected parole since May 2021 aft being successful situation for a 2013 stabbing condemnation successful Chico. He is being held without bail and faces beingness successful prison.

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Palomares is expected to participate a plea for the charges connected Thursday.