Arrests mount in connection to death of California police officer

Authorities on Friday announced the arrests of two more people in connection to the death of police officer Ronil Singh in Newman, California, this past week.

Conrado Virgen Mendoza and Ana Leyde Cervantes are respectively the brother and girlfriend of the primary suspect, who was identified Friday as Gustavo Perez Arriaga. He was in the United States illegally and was attempting to flee to Mexico when he was caught.

Another brother of Arriaga, one of his coworkers, and three more people who were in the home where Arriaga was found have been arrested as well. Arriaga will be charged with homicide for his alleged shooting of Singh during a traffic stop, and the other seven face charges including aiding and abetting and accessory after the fact. At least two were also in the U.S. illegally.

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A native of Fiji, Singh joined the Newman police force in 2011. He is survived by his wife and 5-month-old son.