Two arrested in Sunday's fatal shooting
Third suspect being sought
Porterville police detectives arrested two people Tuesday wanted in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Salvador Garcia Sunday night.
A third person is being sought. He has not been identified, however, detectives are continuing to follow developing leads.
Taken into custody on suspicion of homicide was Federico “Freddie” Mejia, 29. His girlfriend, Adriana Jaimez, 29, also of Porterville, was arrested.
Garcia, also of Porterville, was fatally shot as he sat in a vehicle in front of a gas station/convenience store at 699 S. Plano St. at 11:49 p.m. Sunday.
For more on this story, see Wednesday's print edition of The Recorder.


