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Arrest warrants issued for brothers

CLOVIS — Arrest warrants have been issued for two Clovis brothers allegedly involved in an early April shooting incident in a Clovis residential neighborhood that resulted in the wounding of two juveniles and bullets hitting houses and cars.

It’s a case where both parties claim the other shot first, court records show.

The arrest warrants issued Friday set charges against two brothers who claim they and some of their friends were listening to music in the driveway of their home the afternoon of April 6 when they were shot at by occupants of a black car. The brothers told police they returned fire.

Benjamin Genova, 21, and Fabian Genova, 18, are charged with shooting at a motor vehicle, resulting in great bodily harm to a child.

Clovis police said all involved have been or will be charged, including the 13-year-old who was the driver and 15-year-old who allegedly fired the shots from the car. Juvenile records are not accessible to the public.

The 13-year-old was wounded in the back, the 15-year-old was wounded in the arm, court records show. The juveniles told police they were shot at first and they returned fire.

It’s not clear if any of those charged had been arrested as of Tuesday.