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Ex-Boyfriend Arrested in Killing of Anaheim Woman in Tustin

The cross-border detention highlights tight coordination between local detectives and federal border agents.

Overview

  • Police said Sandra Fernandez was shot and killed near Yorba Street and Medford Avenue in Tustin, and they identified her former boyfriend as the suspect.
  • Investigators said the suspect fled to Mexico through the San Ysidro Port of Entry and was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection when he tried to return.
  • Tustin detectives took custody of the suspect and booked him into Orange County Jail on suspicion of murder, and he is being held without bail.
  • Police said the suspect waited near Fernandez’s workplace at the health nonprofit Families Together before the shooting.
  • CBP detained the suspect on a warrant at the border, which allowed federal officers to hold him for pickup by local police.