FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The suspect accused of killing 54-year-old Mark Harrison on Sunday has been arrested.
Fresno police arrested 50-year-old Rufus Levels on Monday for the murder of Harrison, the attempted murder of Harrison’s 61-year-old girlfriend and robbery.
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On Sunday afternoon, officers went to the neighborhood near Fordham and Dayton Avenues in East Central Fresno, where they found Harrison and his girlfriend with gunshot wounds.
Despite life-saving efforts, Harrison died at the scene. His girlfriend was taken to the Community Regional Medical Center and is expected to live.
Harrison’s brother, Phillip Grigsby, spoke exclusively with Action News Monday, revealing that Harrison’s five grandchildren, ranging in age from 1 to 11 years old, were inside the home when the shooting occurred.
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None of the children were injured.
Family members say Levels knew Harrison prior to the shooting, but how they knew each other and what led up to the shooting has not been released.
Levels has since been booked into the Fresno County Jail.
Even with an arrest made, authorities are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact Fresno PD.
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