Crime

Man shot to death west of Firebaugh

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday night that detectives had a person of interest detained in the shooting death of a man west of Firebaugh.

Deputies found the dead man about 1:35 a.m. near Nees and Jerrold avenues. A sheriff’s spokesman said the man appears to be 40-45 years old, but little else was shared pending an announcement from the coroner’s office.

The sheriff’s office said it’s the fourth homicide of the year in the county. No other details were immediately available.

Anyone with information is asked to contact detective Jose Diaz at (559) 600-8206 or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP.

Tomas Kassahun: (559) 441-6659, @TomasKassahun

This story was originally published May 30, 2015 at 8:33 PM with the headline "Man shot to death west of Firebaugh."

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