Man in Jail Arrested in Fatal June Shooting
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Costa Mesa man has been arrested in a fatal June shooting in Costa Mesa, police said Friday.
Francisco Sierra, 20, was taken into custody earlier this week on suspicion of an unrelated narcotics violation, Sgt. Loren Wyrick said.
While being held at the Costa Mesa City Jail, Sierra was asked about the slaying of Andres Norberto Hernandez Roxon, 38, who had been found shot June 10 in an alley in the 800 block of Center Street.
An investigation of the shooting had pointed to Sierra as a suspect, Wyrick said.
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