Bay Area homicide suspect arrested in southeast Fresno after standoff, police say

A SWAT standoff in southeast Fresno ended peacefully Wednesday with the arrest of a Bay Area homicide suspect.

Edwin Eddie McNeal Jr. was arrested just before 4 p.m. at an apartment Belmont and Minnewawa avenues, Lt. Mark Hudson said.

He added that officers came out to the apartment after a call from Oakland police around 11 a.m. regarding McNeal’s location.

Oakland and Fresno police officers arrived, but McNeal, 56, refused to come out. The SWAT Team and police negotiators were also called to the apartment.

He surrendered hours after police arrived. Hudson said McNeal is wanted in a homicide case in Oakland. Further details were not provided.

Hudson said McNeal would be booked into jail in Alameda County following his arrest.

Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

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Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado is a journalist at The Fresno Bee. He covers the City of Clovis and Fresno County issues. Previously he reported on poverty and inequality for The California Divide media project from CalMatters. He grew up in the southern San Joaquin Valley and has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Fresno State.