Man shot minutes after being acquitted of fatal gang shooting, Girlfriend killed

[Sugar Cookie]

A man who was acquitted of a deadly shooting was wounded and his girlfriend, Ernestine Thomas, 21, killed minutes after he walked out of jail, his attorney said.

Michael Garcia, 21, was shot four times and remained hospitalized.

“They were waiting at the jail for him,” his attorney, Eric Castellon told the Fresno Bee.

Castellon said of the couple “were planning on leaving so they could get away from all this madness” “It’s a gang hit, that’s for sure.”

No arrests were immediately made.

Garcia was acquitted of charges that he shot and killed Gregory Garza, 23, last year in northwest Fresno. Police had said the shooting stemmed from a dispute over gang ties.

Castellon said his client didn’t have any gang ties and wasn’t the killer.

“He wasn’t the shooter. Witness identifications didn’t match up. Ballistics didn’t match up,” Castellon said.
https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/man-shot-minutes-after-being-acquitted-of-fatal-gang-shooting/

 

[Sejanus]

GF ends her life as nothing more than collateral damage in gang madness.

 

[JackBurton]

GF ends her life as nothing more than collateral damage in gang madness.

He was acquited and his attorney says he had NO gang affiliation whatsoever though

Very tragic situation it sounds like. Wrongfully charged and and targeted by both the govt and criminals

 

[Sejanus]

He was acquited and his attorney says he had NO gang affiliation whatsoever though

Very tragic situation it sounds like. Wrongfully charged and and targeted by both the govt and criminals

The suspects were believed to be gang bangers doing the shooting.
I did not say he was gang affiliated.

 

[Craygor]

Lol, a defense attorney says his client is not a gang member, so I guess it must be true

 

[Prettypink513]

He has a pretty mouth

 

[JackBurton]

The suspects were believed to be gang bangers doing the shooting.
I did not say he was gang affiliated.

But why did you only specify the gf was collateral damage and not the male victim too?
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Lol, a defense attorney says his client is not a gang member, so I guess it must be true

Trial was over, client was already free of the rap. Attorney had no reason to lie at that point.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

Lol, a defense attorney says his client is not a gang member, so I guess it must be true

All defense attorneys say their clients are saints.
I think the clients should only get baled if they stay at their defense attorneys house while waiting for their trial.

 

[Sejanus]

But why did you only specify the gf was collateral damage and not the male victim too?
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Trial was over, client was already free of the rap. Attorney had no reason to lie at that point.

Because she died.
He did not.

 

[JackBurton]

Because she died.
He did not.

Getting shot 4 times and critically wounded is no big deal?

 

[Sue sue]

karma

 

[JackBurton]

karma

??? for what??

 

[Craygor]

You're becoming more senile like those two old fuckers running for president. If Micheal Garcia didn't kill Gregory Garza why would Garza's gang want to kill Micheal Garcia? If anyone, other than the killer, knows who killed Gregory Garza it would have been Garza's gang.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Ernestine Thomas

It does not seem like anyone has been arrested in death.

I highly doubt her gang banger boyfriend mourned very long before finding another foolish woman to date him