South Valley man arrested for allegedly shooting his child’s mother, police say
A Tulare man was arrested Friday night for allegedly shooting his child’s mother, police say.
The Tulare Police Department was called around 10:30 p.m. to the 2600 block of Alpine Avenue in the unincorporated area of Tulare, where detectives identified the suspect as 23-year-old Marcos Lau, the boyfriend of the victim.
The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was flown to an area hospital and is in critical condition, police said.
Lua and the victim have a child and live together.
Lua was initially arrested by Tulare Police on an unrelated warrant.
He is being charged with attempted murder and was booked at the Adult Pre-Trial Facility in Tulare.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Bryan Dehaan or Sergeant Steve Sanchez at 1-800-808-0488/559-733-6218 or anonymously at tcso@tipnow.com or by text or voicemail at 559-725-4194.
