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Four 18-year-olds arrested in connection with Porterville murder

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Four teenagers are in custody in connection with a murder in Porterville in Tulare County.

According to the Porterville Police Department, officers showed up to an undisclosed location around 11:15 Sunday night after reports of a man who suffered gunshot wounds. The man was taken to a hospital and later died.

Following up on evidence, police ended up on East Henderson Avenue where they arrested four 18-year-olds. Taken into custody were Gustavo Diaz, Tony Gentry and Jamie Zavala. A fourth person, Jose Cardenas, was located at another location. 

The four were taken into custody and now face charges connected to the shooting death.