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Lemoore Casino Shooting Las Vegas
LEMOORE, California December 3 2018– A man was shot multiple times at a Kings County casino late Friday night, deputies say.
Just before midnight, a fight broke out between several people, including 21-year-old Jose Francisco Leon and Alfonso Gonzalez at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, says a Kings County Sheriff’s Office news release.
The casino is about six miles from downtown Lemoore.
Casino security officers tried to break up the fight, but deputies say the men fought them off.
Francisco Leon and Gonzalez ran from the casino and continued fighting, deputies say, and when they reached the valet area, Fransico Leon pulled out a gun from his waistband and shot Gonzalez several times.
He then fled on foot, deputies say.
Shooting In Lemoore Ca
Using casino surveillance footage, employees were able to watch Francisco Leon make a phone call and then get picked up by his sister, Matilde Leon Perez, in the area of Yokut Gas on 17th Avenue.
Casino security officers followed the suspect vehicle and were able to provide location updates to Kings County deputies.
And that’s when deputies located Francisco Leon and his sister at 14th and Kent avenues.
The gun was not found in the car, but a deputy and his K-9 partner found it near where the traffic stop took place.
Francisco Leon was booked into Kings County Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as attempted murder.
His sister was interviewed and released pending further investigation.
The shooting victim, Gonzalez, was transported to Kaweah Delta Medical Center.
His medical status is unknown.
Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino did not respond to a phone call seeking comment
A pair of suspected Tulare County gang members were arrested by Kings County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday, Aug. 19 at about 8:30 p.m. on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
Deputies arrested 22-year-old Tony Vasquez and 23-year-old Erik Perdomo for stabbing a man in a parking lot at the Tachi Palace Casino near Lemoore. The suspects were heard yelling gang-affiliated taunts before the altercation.
Deputies arrived on the scene and found a stabbing victim who was flown to Kaweah Delta Hospital for medical care.
Witnesses told deputies that the two suspects fled the scene on foot, but both were apprehended a short distance away. The sheriff’s detectives and Kings County Gang Task Force conducted a joint investigation.
Both suspects were indeed arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon as well as gang enhancements.
Anyone with any additional information is urged to call the Kings County Gang Task Force at 582-2987 or the confidential hotline at 589-1960.
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