(Photo courtesy: Fresno Police Department)
(KMJ) – Fresno Police now have a suspect in custody following the shooting death of two women at an apartment complex in the southwestern part of the city Friday night.
Just after 11:30 p.m., officers were called to a complex on the 3200 block of East Olive Avenue for shots fired. At the scene, Fresno Police found 50-year-old Michelle Johnson shot in the complex courtyard. She was rushed to CRMC were she later died. And, inside a near-by apartment, Officers located 21-year-old Charlotte Ethridge. She was also shot, but died at the scene.
At the time, Fresno Police identified 24-year-old Deandre Foster as the suspect responsible for both murders. He reportedly already had an outstanding warrant for murder. He was not found at the scene. But, Sunday around 5:30 p.m., he was tracked down near Alamos and Marks. Officers took him into custody and booked him on two counts of murder. Investigators say he was in a relationship with Ethridge and add the motive for her death is domestic violence related.
