Michael Dorsey (pictured) was arrested in Las Vegas and is awaiting extradition to Fresno in connection with a March shooting that killed Perry Paul Espinosa. (Fresno PD)
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A man has been arrested in connection with a March shooting that left one person dead in Fresno, authorities said.
On March 19, at approximately 10:02 p.m., Southwest Policing District officers responded to the area of Samson and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for a report of a shooting victim.
Officers found Perry Paul Espinosa suffering from a gunshot wound. Espinosa was pronounced dead at the scene.
Homicide detectives identified Michael Dorsey, 40, of Fresno as the suspect in the killing.
On Sunday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers contacted Dorsey during an unrelated disturbance call and discovered he had an active California murder warrant.
He was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Detention Center, where he is awaiting an extradition hearing.
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Although an arrest has been made, investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Fresno Police Department Homicide Detective C. Franks at (559) 621-2427.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867.
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