KINGSBURG, CA (KMJ) — Three people were arrested on Wednesday in connection to a June 8th shooting in Kingsburg.
The 15-year-old girl was playing at Athwal Park in Kingsburg around 7:00 p.m. when she was hit by a stray bullet in the chest.
She was taken to the hospital where she was treated for a punctured lung.
Three days after the shooting, detectives identified three people who were shooting a high-powered rifle south of the park.
All three people admitted to shooting the rifle in a careless manner, without regard for the impact background or beyond.
The shooting was conducted at an address in the unincorporated area of Fresno County south of Kingsburg.
It was also determined that the shooting happened at the victim was wounded.
All three wrote an apology letter to the victim.
On Wednesday, June 23rd, all three suspects met with detectives and were arrested at the Kingsburg Police Department and booked into the Fresno County Jail for Discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, one count each.
The suspects are Makenzie Duckworth, 18 of Kingsburg, Marco Luna Munoz, 24 of Traver, and Herminio Ramirez, 24 of Kingsburg.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern:
