Police identified the suspect as Demarcus Vega.
Lorenzo Perez was gunned down on Sunday afternoon in broad daylight by a person who police believe was posing as a customer.
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, police chief Paco Balderrama said Vega had "made admissions to his involvement" in the robbery and murder of Perez.
Chief Balderrama said the motive for the shooting is unknown, and it's also unclear if Vega is a gang member. He had several active warrants at the time of his arrest.
Officers found several firearms after detaining multiple people Wednesday night, including one they believe was used to kill Perez.
Vega's arrest was a message to other criminals who victimized street vendors like Perez, said Balderrama.
"The Fresno Police Department is certainly not going to put up with this type of violence in the community and the message I want to send is that for anybody who is thinking of assaulting, murdering any innocent person such as Mr. Perez, we will find you and we're going to lock you up," he added.
This is the sixth robbery of a street vendor in Fresno in the last year, and the second in which the vendor was killed. Another vendor, 53-year-old Jose Luis Rivera known simply as the 'corn man', was shot and killed in central Fresno in November.
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Perez's family spoke with Action News, saying he was a loving father of four and worked to support his family.
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The city is stepping in to help raise money through a GoFundMe account.
Fresno City Council President Luis Chavez released the following statement on the arrest:
"I am beyond relieved that the man who killed Lorenzo Perez, an innocent street vendor, in cold blood will be brought to justice. I, along with the entire community in Southeast Fresno, continue to lift up prayers to the Perez family during this difficult time. I also wish to thank the hardworking Fresno Police officers and detectives who worked tirelessly to find the culprit and arrest him.
Out of a tragedy, arose a community that rallied around the Perez family and stepped up with support from all sides of our city. This was a unified message from our community that street vendors are off-limits, and we will not tolerate them being victimized.
Chief Paco Balderrama said he was grateful he was able to fulfill the promise he made to Lorenzo Perez’s family today when he got to tell them the department arrested the man they believe is responsible for killing their dad/husband. @ABC30 pic.twitter.com/uTMf4tcy1O
— Jessica Harrington (@JessicaABC30) March 26, 2021
Mr. Perez represented the best qualities of our community. As we pursue justice for him, we must never forget that a unified community of hard-working neighbors can build a city so strong to overwhelm and defeat senseless violence."
This is a developing breaking news story and will be updated.
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