A man implicated in a November 2024 murder in El Centro was arrested Sunday.

On November 10, 2024, El Centro Police responded to the 1000 block of Sandalwood after reports of shots fired. A victim , 45-year-old Francisco Romo was found with two gunshot wounds to his upper torso. The wounds proved to be fatal. During the course of the homicide investigation, Rudy Isaac Hernandez, 32, was identified as the shooter. On Sunday, March 2, 2025, at about 1:40 a.m., Hernandez was located in the 600 block of Main Street in El Centro. Hernandez was arrested and, after questioning, was booked into Imperial County Jail on charges of murder. Bail is set at $1 million.