Fairfield police make arrest in April fatal shooting
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A Bay Area man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Fairfield resident last month.
On Thursday, the Fairfield Police Department said 51-year-old Richard Klein of Martinez was arrested on suspicion of murder for the shooting death of local resident Anthony Fuimaono.
The shooting happened on April 21 in front of a home along the 300 block of Manzanita Avenue. One person was taken to the hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the abdomen, where they later died from their injury, police said.
One person was detained at a home along Manzanita Avenue, and a gun was recovered in connection with the shooting, according to a source.
It was not clear if the person detained at the home that night was Klein or another person. A Fairfield police official said additional information was not being made public at this time.
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