{"id":372404,"date":"2026-06-24T02:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372404\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T02:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:39:10","slug":"fresno-county-deputies-arrest-two-suspects-in-2019-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372404\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno County deputies arrest two suspects in 2019 homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/handcuffs_approved (1).jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Two people have been arrested in connection to the 2019 murder of Jose Vasquez, authorities announced Tuesday.\" alt=\"Two people have been arrested in connection to the 2019 murder of Jose Vasquez, authorities announced Tuesday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Two people have been arrested in connection to the 2019 murder of Jose Vasquez, authorities announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>            File image<\/p>\n<p>After more than seven years, two people have been arrested in the 2019 death of a manr near Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities arrested Celeste Aguirre and Juan Cervantes Jr. \u2014 26 and 29, of Clovis \u2014 Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson Tony Botti announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Aguirre and Cervantes are facing murder charges in connection to the death of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article226807279.html\">Jose Vasquez<\/a>, 18 of Selma, in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>A school bus driver spotted Vasquez\u2019s body while on his route just outside Fowler on in February 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Vasquez was found lying in a narrow roadway at Springfield and Claremont Avenues and died of a gunshot wound, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with additional information can contact the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office at 559-600-3111 or Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled design (2).png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"769\" title=\"Untitled design (2).png\" alt=\"Celeste Aguirre and Juan Cervantes Jr. were arrested in connection with the 2019 murder of Jose Vasquez, the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Tuesday.\"\/>                                                                                    Celeste Aguirre and Juan Cervantes Jr. were arrested in connection with the 2019 murder of Jose Vasquez, the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Tuesday.                                                                                                                                                                        Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4053.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nick Fenley\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Fenley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Nick Fenley is a reporter covering education, lawsuits, breaking news and more for The Fresno Bee. He\u2019s originally from the Imperial Valley and has been with The Bee since 2025.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people have been arrested in connection to the 2019 murder of Jose Vasquez, authorities announced Tuesday. 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