5 Men Arrested in SoCal Murder-for-Hire Scheme

The fatal shooting may have been sparked by the San Bernardino couple’s impending divorce, police said.
5 Men Arrested in SoCal Murder-for-Hire Scheme
San Bernardino Police Chief Darren Goodman announces arrest in a murder-for-hire plot on Feb. 18, 2025. San Bernardino Police Department
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Five men have been arrested, including the husband of a woman gunned down in broad daylight outside a restaurant, in what police say was a murder-for-hire plot to kill Yesenia Torres, 44, the San Bernardino Police Department announced Feb. 18.

“Today marks the culmination of a near-monthlong investigation that took the life of Yesenia Torres, known by her family and friends as Yessica Torres,” Police Chief Darren Goodman said Tuesday.

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