Boy arrested for early February shooting in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD - A juvenile boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting behind a Walgreens in Fairfield in early February, police say.
The shooting happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 behind a bank along North Texas Street, near Atlantic Avenue.
Witnesses told police two people were involved in a fight that led to one of them shooting the other in the arm.
Police said the shooter left the scene and the victim, also a minor, was taken to the hospital and released. Within hours, investigators identified a possible suspect and got an arrest warrant.
The suspect was found at a home in Vallejo on April 5. Police said he is a member of a criminal street gang.
The name of the suspect will not be released due to his age.
