2 accused in deadly shooting at Hilmar restaurant arrested in Mexico

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man and woman wanted in connection to a deadly shooting at a Hilmar restaurant were arrested in Mexico, authorities say.

Investigators in Mexico, the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Taskforce, and the U.S. Marshals Mexico Investigative found and arrested 29-year-old Dominick Jeffery Rufo and 32-year-old Brandy Bettencourt in Baja California, Mexico, on Monday.


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Rufo and Bettencourt are accused of shooting and killing 38-year-old Jasper Gray at the Hot Rod's Diner on Lander Avenue.

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Investigators say the restaurant was packed with people watching football and eating dinner.
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Officials said there was an argument between Gray and Rufo before the shooting.



Rufo and Bettencourt are being transported to Merced County. They will be booked on homicide charges.

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