Police arrest suspect in Ontario in fatal shooting of Nyssa officer

Police close off a street near downtown Ontario as they arrest Rene Castro, wanted in the April 15 murder of Joseph Johnson, a reserve officer with the Nyssa Police Department. The arrest was made without incident at 8 a.m. Monday, April 17, authorities reported. (PAT CALDWELL/The Enterprise)

The suspect in the shooting death of a Nyssa Police Department reserve officer was arrested in Ontario on Monday, April 17.

The arrest of Rene Castro, 36, of Nyssa, occurred just before 8 a.m. north of downtown Ontario in the 600 block of Northwest First Street. The arrest involved officers from several agencies and no injuries were reported for either Castro or arresting officers, according to a statement from Dave Goldthorpe, Malheur County district attorney.

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