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    Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of woman in her car in Anaheim
    • March 9, 2025

    A Cudahy man suspected of shooting and killing a woman in her car in Anaheim earlier in the week was arrested on Friday, according to authorities.

    At around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, Anaheim police officers and Anaheim Fire & Rescue personnel responded to a report of a vehicle collision on the 700 block of North Vine Street,  near La Palma Avenue and North East Street, in Anaheim.

    At the same time, officers responded to reports of gunshots heard near North Vine Street and East Cypress Street, less than half a mile away from the reported crash, according to a police news release.

    Upon arrival at the scene of the crash, officers found a woman dead in her car with at least one gunshot wound. The news release said the officers who arrived at the second scene discovered evidence of a  shooting.

    The woman found dead in her car has been identified as Charlene Zuazo, a 48-year-old Anaheim resident, authorities said.

    Initial investigations showed the two scenes were related. “It is believed the victim drove away from the shooting scene and crashed into a parked car after she was shot,” stated the news release.

    Homicide detectives and Gang Unit and Crime Task Force investigators worked the case.

    Detectives arrested 18-year-old Jerry Gutierrez, a resident of Cudahy, on Friday, March 7,  on suspicion of murder.

    Additional details were not disclosed because the investigation is continuing, police said.

    Anyone with information about the shooting was encouraged to contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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