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Stacy Zurita and Raul \u201cBobby\u201d Nunez<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n Witness Leandra Rubio testified about watching Raul \u201cBobby\u201d Nunez and Stacy Zurita get fatally shot on July 8, 2022.Authorities arrested Gerardo Zurita and Leobardo Zurita for the July 8, 2022 southeast Fresno shootings.The district attorney has paid about $152,000 since 2022 and continues to cover rent and food for Rubio\u2019s family.<\/p>\n The mother of 25-year-old Raul \u201cBobby\u201d Nunez broke down on the witness stand Tuesday as she recalled the final moments before the deaths of her son and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Stacy Zurita.<\/p>\n Nunez and Zurita were fatally shot at about 11:30 p.m. July 8, 2022, in the area of East Iowa Avenue and North Eighth Street in southeast Fresno. Arrested for their murders were father and son Gerardo Zurita and Leobardo Zurita.<\/p>\n Stacy Zurita was the daughter of Gerado Zurita and sister to Leobardo Zurita. Police believe she was an unintended target.<\/p>\n During the Zuritas\u2019 preliminary hearing Tuesday, Nunez\u2019s mother, Leandra Rubio, spoke emotionally about watching the shooting unfold just a block from her home.<\/p>\n She told prosecutor David Olmos that her son called her that night, saying he was worried someone was after him. She loaded her three sons and her husband into their Hyundai Elantra to go pick up Nunez, who was at his girlfriend\u2019s house just a block away.<\/p>\n A grainy video shown during the hearing in Judge Michael G. Idiart\u2019s courtroom captured the moment Rubio drove up to Stacy Zurita\u2019s home. In the front yard, it appeared the Zuritas were arguing with Stacy\u2019s mother. Soon after, Nunez comes out of the house and attempts to calm the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom my car, I could hear Bobby saying, \u2018Chill, chill, chill,\u2019\u201d Rubio testified.<\/p>\n Olmos asked her what happened next.<\/p>\n \u201cThey just started attacking Bobby, they jumped him,\u201d she said. \u201cThen Carlos (one of her sons) scream, \u2018They are jumping Bobby,\u2019 so we took off out of the car. The boys ran off and I went back to the car.\u201d<\/p>\n Within minutes, the fight was over and both sides went their separate ways. But when the Zuritas got back in their car, they didn\u2019t drive away.<\/p>\n Rubio said they drove down the block, made a U-turn, turned on their high beams and raced back toward the crowd.<\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as they got close to Bobby and Stacy, the shooting started and then I heard Johnny (her husband) yell, \u2018They are shooting everybody. Get down.\u2019 I see flashes and then I start honking the horn,\u201d she said, wiping her tears with tissues. \u201cAfter that, I just froze.\u201d<\/p>\n Rubio brought her hands to her face as she paused for a moment. The judge asked her if she wanted to take a break. She said no and continued testifying.<\/p>\n After hearing the gunshots, she ran over to her son, who was lying in the street, blood oozing from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m screaming, trying to call 911, covered in Bobby\u2019s blood,\u201d she said, taking deep breaths. \u201cHe was not talking and I couldn\u2019t hear him breathing.\u201d<\/p>\n Attorneys for the Zuritas attempted to show their clients were somehow provoked by Nunez or his family. They also questioned Rubio\u2019s motivation for wanting to cooperate with the Fresno County district attorney, now that she is in the department\u2019s witness protection program.<\/p>\n Margarita Martinez-Baly, who represents Gerardo Zurita, said the District Attorney\u2019s Office has paid Rubio\u2019s family about $152,000 since 2022 and has continued to pay its rent, food and other expenses. Miles Harris represents Leobardo Zurita.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen they gave you this money, did they say when it will stop?\u201d Martinez-Baly asked. \u201cThey gave you $10,000 for incidentals, have you used that for trips?\u201d<\/p>\n Rubio responded that she isn\u2019t testifying for the money, she is doing it for justice and to keep her family safe. She also said she hasn\u2019t taken any trips. \u201cI haven\u2019t gone anywhere,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m afraid to get shot or attacked. I am scared.\u201d<\/p>\n Martinez-Baly also questioned one of the sons about being paid to complete phlebotomy training and for his professional license. He said is looking for a job in the field and currently is working at Dominoes.<\/p>\n The hearing continues on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n
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