Dinuba PD arrest 2nd suspect in shooting of Orange Cove teen

DINUBA – The Dinuba Police Department has arrested two suspects in the investigation into the death of an Orange Cove teenager. 

In an Aug. 27 press release, DPD announced it had arrested Fabian Cerda, 18, of Orange Cove, on Aug. 26, and Fabian Rojas, 19, also of Orange Cove, on Aug. 25. The two have been booked into the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility and are awaiting charges, the press release said. 

Cerda and Rojas are suspects in the death of Orange Cove resident Adrian Ayala, who was 19. Ayala was killed in a shooting that took place in the early hours of Aug. 21 in Dinuba. 

According to DPD, officers were dispatched at approximately 3 a.m. on Aug. 21 to a shooting near Alta and Nebraska Avenue on the north side of the city. The investigation determined that the shooting occurred from car to car and officers located one subject who died from his injuries. 

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Irwin Davalos at 559-591-5911. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact the DPD tip line at 559-591-8471.