Fugitive Nabbed in Mexico for 2018 Double Shooting

0:00It's April 22nd, welcome to California News Today, powered by AI. A 25-year-old man named Julian Santana Rico wanted for a deadly double shooting in East Palo Alto back in 2018 just got nabbed in Mexico after more than seven years dodging the law. Prosecutors say he fled right after the chaos and was finally picked up on March 16th by Mexican cops and U.S. Marshals then shipped back here for trial on murder charges. It all went down at a costume-themed birthday bash behind a towing spot on Polgis Avenue that morning of October 14th, 2018. Rico was just 18 then and after some fights broke out including one with his buddy in a victim, he allegedly grabbed a semi-automatic handgun and fired nine shots hitting four people total. Two victims, La Los and of all and Mario Mendez didn't make it while the other two survived, one needing 15 surgeries to pull through. These waited years for this and back in 2020 an advocacy group called Mothers Against

1:01Murder even put up $20,000 as a reward to help catch him. Rico showed up in San Mateo County Court this Tuesday for his first hearing, got a public defender assigned and bail was straight up denied he's locked up tight now. With his next date set for April 28th, looks like the push for real accountability is finally gaining speed for those grieving families.