Police arrest 3 as part of Fresno homicide probe raid. Shooting supect, 15, also in custody

Fresno police early Wednesday teamed with federal ATF agents and a California Bureau of Prisons SWAT team to arrest three Bulldog gang members in an investigation of an Oct. 17 homicide in north Fresno.

Lt. Larry Bowlan said the operation centered around the fatal shooting at the Cigar World liquor store on North Fresno Street and East Shaw Avenue on Oct. 17. A 15-year-old was already in custody in the slaying. Warrants were served at three locations and five handguns were also seized.

Tylon Packard, 23, was killed in the shooting and another person was wounded during a disturbance inside the store.

Bowlan said the men arrested Wednesday were a 33-year-old man, who was a felon in possession of a handgun, an 18-year-old man on firearms possession charges, and another 18-year-old man on domestic violence charges. The domestic violence suspect was arrested in the 3600 block of North Effie Street.

Bowlan said the three would not be identified immediately because the murder investigation is ongoing.

This story was originally published October 28, 2020 at 9:37 AM.