2 arrested, accused of murdering 42-year-old man in Kings County
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Two men are in custody, accused of killing a 42-year-old man near Corcoran in December.
The Kings County Sheriff s Office says Jose Verduzco, 29, and Michael Gonzalez, 29, shot and killed a man on December 6 on Highway 43 and Orange Avenue.
The victim suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body and died at Adventist Medical Center in Hanford.
Kings County detectives determined Verduzco and Gonzales were responsible for the shooting.
Verduzco is currently in custody at the Fresno County Jail for two separate homicides. Gonzalez was arrested at his home in Fresno.
CORCORAN â The Kings County Sheriffâs Office has arrested a man after he allegedly fled from deputies and pulled out a gun after an attempted traffic stop, officials said.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 21, KCSO officials said a deputy sheriff spotted a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle traveling in the area of 6th and Orange avenues in Corcoran. The deputy said the driver of the motorcycle, later identified as Encarnacion Escobedo Lopez, drove through an intersection controlled by stop signs at over 60 mph.
The deputy attempted a traffic stop on the motorcycle, but said Lopez refused to pull over and a short pursuit ensued.
Vandals in a Seattle suburb spray-painted swastikas on the walls of a coffee shop owned by vocal supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement, local outlets reported last week.
The anti-Semitic graffiti marked the second time that Black Coffee Northwest has been targeted by racist attackers.
On the eve of the Black-owned cafe’s anticipated Oct. 1 grand opening, arsonists tossed Molotov cocktails into a back wall, causing property damage that delayed the business’s unveiling more than two weeks.
Black Coffee Northwest co-founder Darnesha Weary stands beside an reward poster outside her business. Authorities are asking for the public’s help to locate arsonists who tried to burn her coffee shop down in September. (Photo: Black Coffee Northwest)
HANFORD â After a few months of hard work, the Carnegie Museum of Kings County is making headway on its goal to preserve the museum for the community.
The organization, which was formed by a group of concerned residents who banded together after learning of financial difficulties at the Hanford Carnegie Museum last summer, already has its own website up.
Jack Schwartz, a resident of Hanford and president of the Carnegie Museum of Kings County, said a small group of dedicated researchers and writers has been built and they are working to curate virtual exhibits in one easily accessible place.
In addition to a virtual exhibit on the history of the Carnegie Museum library building itself, an exhibit about the Kings County Sheriffâs Office and its history as well as a âThen and Nowâ exhibit of the county, are in the beginning stages on the website.