Lemoore detectives catch up and extradite pair suspected in local homicide

By The Leader Staff
Suspect Angel Villasenor
Suspect Angel Villasenor

Lemoore Police Department detectives caught up with a pair of suspects local officers say may have been involved in the shooting death of a male victim at a local gas station in the early morning hours of September 27.

Both suspects are currently housed in the Kings County Jail booked on robbery and homicide charges, conspiracy, and participation in a criminal street gang.

On September 27, at about 2 a.m., local Lemoore police officers were dispatched to the gas station on North  Lemoore Avenue regarding a male in a vehicle apparently bleeding. Officers quickly arrived on the scene and found a wounded male in his vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound. Responders rendered aid immediately; however, officials pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. 

Police identified the victim as an Armona resident, Ronald Lee Mullins, 28.  Lemoore Police Department detectives and the Kings County Major Crimes Task Force determined that two males entered Mullins’ vehicle while parked at the gas station.

Suspect Cobiere Henderson
Suspect Cobiere Henderson

One of the males shot Mullins, and both fled the parking lot. Detectives identified the two suspects involved in this homicide as Cobiere Garvis Henderson, 20, and 18-year-old Angel Villasenor.

Detectives immediately went to work, locating Henderson in Atlanta, Texas, on October 10.

The suspect, Henderson, was extradited to Kings County on October 15 and was booked into the Kings County Jail and charged with homicide, robbery, participation in a criminal street gang, and conspiracy.

Detectives located Villasenor in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on October 16. The suspect was extradited to Kings County on October 20 and was booked into the Kings County Jail for the following charges: homicide, robbery, participation in a criminal street gang, and conspiracy. 

Police are asking that if anyone has any relevant information regarding the case, please call the Lemoore Police Department detectives at 559-924-9574 or dispatch at 559-924-5333.

 

Lemoore detectives catch up and extradite pair suspected in local homicide

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