FRESNO – Four Bulldog gang members were taken into custody after someone called the police to report that they were shooting off shotguns in a southeast Fresno neighborhood.
Neighbors told police that the suspects had moved to the neighborhood a few weeks earlier and liked to fire shotguns into the air. Officers responded to an early morning Saturday call from a neighbor about the gunshots.
Murphy Rodriguez, Jr.
Officers learned that two of the men were on felony probation, so their residence could be searched. During the search, officers found two sawed-off shotguns hidden in the yard. They also discovered a cell phone with camera pictures of the four men posing with the shotguns, authorities said.
Officers arrested Murphy Rodriguez, Sr., 36; Murphy Rodriguez, Jr., 19; Andrew Rodriguez, 18; and a 17-year-old juvenile who police did not name. The men were booked on weapons charges.
Andrew Rodriguez
Police declined to state the neighborhood where the arrests took place, as it could spark a child endangerment issue.
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