CORCORAN, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A suspect has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in Corcoran that stemmed from a reported car crash.
Police have taken 27-year-old Alex Barrera into custody for the incident that happened on July 2 just after 6:30 pm on Dairy and Hanna Avenues.
Authorities found 40-year-old Jason Pico with a gunshot wound inside the car. They say he was shot before crashing his car.
Police conducted a search warrant at Barrera’s apartment at 11 pm Wednesday, where he was taken into custody.
Barrera was booked into the Kings County Jail on a murder charge. He is being held without bail.
This was the second homicide of the year in Corcoran.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.
