A California woman killed her younger sister and 3-week-old daughter out of “jealousy” and “sibling rivalry,” authorities said.
Yarelly Solorio-Rivera, 22, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the Sept. 24 shooting death of her 18-year-old sister, Yanelly Solorio-Rivera and her baby Celine. Yarelly’s boyfriend, Martin Arroyo-Morales, 26, a gang member, was also arrested, police said.
Both are charged with two counts of premeditated murder, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama said Thursday.
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Yarelly Solorio-Rivera, 22, has been arrested in connection with the murders of her sister, Yanelly Solorio-Rivera, and her 3-week-old baby, Celine. Authorities in Fresno, California, said the killing was due to “jealousy and sibling rivalry.”
(Fresno Police Department)
“We have the murder weapon, a Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol, and we have a motive: jealousy and sibling rivalry,” he said. “We saw no remorse, no guilt.”
Officers were called to a home around 7:20 a.m. on the day of the killings over reports of multiple gunshots being heard inside a bedroom in the home, Fox San Francisco reported.
Balderrama said that “the scene was traumatic for all of the officers, detectives, EMS personnel and crime scene technicians who responded to the scene.”
Yanelly Solorio-Rivera, 18, and her 3-week-old daughter, Celine Solorio-Rivera, were murdered in September. Yanelly’s older sister, Yarelly Solorio-Rivera, and Martín Arroyo-Morales have been charged with the murders.
(Fresno Police Department)
When they arrived, the police found Yanelly Solorio-Rivera and the boy dead. Solorio-Rivera was shot multiple times.
Investigators had strong suspicions from the start but did not have enough evidence to make an arrest, the chief said.
Martin Arroyo-Morales, 26, has been charged with the death of his girlfriend’s sister and her newborn.
(Fresno Police Department)
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“This was an intricate and well-planned murder,” Balderrama said.
