July 30, 2010
Federal and local authorities spent Friday evening and Saturday morning searching for Alex Mercado,4. Relatives tell KSEE 24 that the boy was last seen Friday afternoon. His sister was watching him while their father took a shower. The relative said the boy did not have a habit of wandering off.
In the middle of that interview, a woman nearby started screaming. As she fell to her knees authorities rushed inside and immediately pushed everyone back. Crime scene tape went up as law enforcement began their homicide investigation.
It was not until Saturday evening, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced that the boy's body was found inside of a dryer. A 14-year-old male who lives at the apartment complex has been arrested for murder.
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