Local National Weather Sports Traffic Watch Now
NewsCalifornia News

Actions

Murder charge filed against suspect in the killing of Selma police officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr.

The Fresno County District Attorney's office has filed a murder charge against the man accused of shooting and killing Selma police officer Gonzalo Carrasco Junior who died Tuesday.
Gonzalo Carrasco Jr., Selma Police Department
23ABC News
A <a label="Selma police" class="rte2-style-brightspot-core-link-LinkRichTextElement" href="https://www.cityofselma.com/departments/police.php" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000166-16e9-d4b7-adfe-dfe9bb6e0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1675276962560,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000016b-23ca-d0c6-a76b-a7ef7e470000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1675276962560,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000016b-23ca-d0c6-a76b-a7ef7e470000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.cityofselma.com/departments/police.php&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000186-0e49-dd1f-a3bf-8e5dbf5d0001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;Selma police&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000186-0e49-dd1f-a3bf-8e5dbf4b0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">Selma police</a> officer has died after being shot in the line of duty Tuesday. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says they have taken a person of interest into custody.
Gonzalo Carrasco Jr., Selma Police Department
Posted

SELMA, Calif. (KERO) — The Fresno County District Attorney's office has filed a murder charge against the man accused of shooting and killing Selma police officer Gonzalo Carrasco Junior who died Tuesday.

Twenty-three-year-old Nathaniel Michael Dixon is accused of his death.

Officer Carrasco was responding to a report of a suspicious person when the shooting occurred.

Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni says the charges against Dixon include first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.

READ ALSO:

Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Sign up for our Morning E-mail Newsletter to receive the latest headlines in your inbox.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Sunday

10/26/2025

Partly Cloudy

-° / 55°

3%

Monday

10/27/2025

Clear

68° / 51°

7%

Tuesday

10/28/2025

Clear

78° / 52°

3%

Wednesday

10/29/2025

Clear

81° / 54°

1%

Thursday

10/30/2025

Partly Cloudy

82° / 55°

3%

Friday

10/31/2025

Clear

79° / 55°

2%

Saturday

11/01/2025

Clear

79° / 55°

3%

Sunday

11/02/2025

Mostly Clear

78° / 56°

1%