Fresno police arrested Christopher Arteaga on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, for allegedly firing into a home earlier this month, recovering a firearm and related evidence. (Fresno PD)
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A Fresno felon was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting that shattered a home’s window earlier this month, authorities said.
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Officers responded to reports of gunfire on March 4 at a residence near Delno and Floradora avenues, where they found a broken living room window and multiple bullet fragments inside, according to Fresno police.
Detectives reviewing surveillance footage identified a man seen with a firearm moments before the shooting.
On Tuesday, officers with Fresno’s Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium conducted a probation check near Fruit and McKinley avenues as part of an investigation into Christopher Arteaga for illegal firearm possession and gang activity.
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Detectives determined Arteaga was also the suspect in the March 4 shooting.
Police said a firearm linked to Arteaga, along with other evidence from the shooting, was recovered.
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He was booked into Fresno County Jail on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and willfully firing at an inhabited dwelling, police said.
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