Selma police officer shot and killed identified as 24-year-old Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. - KFSN-TV

SELMA, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Selma constabulary serviceman who was changeable and killed connected Tuesday has been identified.

Authorities identified the serviceman arsenic 24-year-old Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. He was with the section for 2 years.

The fishy has been identified arsenic 23-year-old Nathaniel Dixon.

Carrasco Jr. graduated from Reedley High School successful 2016, wherever helium played shot and basketball.

The shooting happened astir 11:45 americium Tuesday successful the country of Mitchell and Rose.

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Officials accidental Carrasco Jr. was patrolling successful the country erstwhile helium was flagged down by a nonmigratory astir a suspicious idiosyncratic successful a yard.

As Carrasco Jr. got retired of his patrol vehicle, investigators accidental Dixon changeable him aggregate times.

He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, wherever helium died.

In a statement, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp revealed that Carrasco Jr. was an expectant father.

Smittcamp added that helium was the lad of farmworkers and made the determination to spell done the constabulary academy.

The motive is inactive nether investigation, but Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni says it was perchance gang-related.

Investigators accidental Dixon has a transgression background, including firearm possession and robbery charges.

He was booked successful the Fresno County Jail and faces charges of murder, being a felon successful possession of a weapon and ammunition and probation violation.

His bail is acceptable astatine $1.2 million. Dixon is acceptable to look successful tribunal connected Friday.

This was the archetypal enactment of work decease for the Selma Police Department.

A memorial money has been acceptable up for the household of the fallen officer.

Contributions to the money tin beryllium sent to:

Fresno Deputy Sheriff's Association

C/O Selma POA Memorial Fund

1360 Van Ness Avenue

Fresno, Ca 93721.

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