Man in custody in the central Fresno shooting deaths of two women
UPDATE Sunday 6 p.m.: The suspect in the late Friday shooting deaths of two women is in custody, according to the Fresno Police Department.
Deandre Foster, 24, was scheduled to be booked into the Fresno County Jail on suspicion of two counts of murder, the department tweeted in a news release Sunday night.
Police said that officers were conducting surveillance about 5:30 p.m. around Alamos and Marks avenues, based on information that Foster might be in the area.
Foster was seen “walking in the 2800 block of West Alamos and was taken into custody without incident,” the release stated.
More information was to be released Monday, according to the department.
Here is our earlier story ...
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The suspect in the shooting deaths of two women late Friday evening was identified a day later as a boyfriend of one of the victims, according to the Fresno Police Department.
Investigators on Saturday were seeking 24-year-old Deandre Foster, a boyfriend of one of the victims, in connection with the slayings.
Those killed were identified Sunday as Charlotte Ethridge, 21, and Michelle Johnson, 50, both of Fresno, by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office. They are not related to each other, the coroner’s office said.
Ethridge and Johnson were shot and killed in Fresno’s 24th and 25th homicides of the year. Responding officers on Friday night found Johnson outside and Ethridge inside an apartment at a complex in the 3200 block of East Olive Avenue.
Multiple 911 calls came in about 11:25 p.m. Friday. Johnson was in the breezeway of the complex. While providing aid to her, officers became aware of another possible victim inside an adjacent apartment.
A sweep was made and Ethridge was found with multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Ethridge is the mother of children ages 2 and 9 months, police said Saturday.
Johnson died at the hospital. Police said the two women knew each other.
Investigators said they believe it is a domestic violence case. Foster was said to have been dating Ethridge.
Investigators are asking anyone with information on Foster’s whereabouts to contact police at 559-621-7000. He is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.
This story was originally published April 10, 2021 at 4:46 PM.
