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Fairfield Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Shooting Saturday Night

FAIRFIELD (CBS SF) -- The suspect in a fatal Saturday night shooting in Fairfield has been identified as Michael Ruben Russo, 23, of Fairfield.

Michael Russo
Michael Russo (photo: Fairfield PD)

Russo, who was booked Saturday night into the Solano County Jail, is accused of shooting and killing an 18-year-old acquaintance at about 7:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of Clay Street. Officers had received several call about gunshots there, and arrived to find the victim on a front lawn. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died later Saturday night, police said.

Police did not identify the victim Sunday.

Witnesses there had given police a detailed description of Russo, who was found nearby a short time later and arrested. The firearm police believe was used in the shooting was also recovered.

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