Suspects Arrested For Shooting That Killed 16-year-old In Coalinga

18-year-old Nicholas Banales and 20-year-old Damian Aguilera were arrested by Fresno Police. Photo: KFSN

COALINGA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two suspects are behind bars for a shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy in Coalinga earlier this year.

Coalinga police say 16-year-old Julian Andrade was shot and killed around 9 pm on April 16th at a home on Houston Street near Louisiana.

On Tuesday, the Coalinga Police Department announced that 18-year-old Nicholas Banales and 20-year-old Damian Aguilera were arrested for the shooting.

Banales was arrested and booked into the Fresno County jail on a charge of murder.

Officials say Aguilera, who was already in jail for unrelated reasons, is now facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.

The motive for the shooting is still under investigation.

Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.