Reedley police investigate fatal shooting

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Sunday night in the parking lot at Reedley Beach.

Reedley Police Chief Joe Garza identified the dead man as Gilberto Alaniz, 36, of Parlier.

The shooting took place about 8:50 p.m. Officers responding to a shots-fired call found Alaniz with a head wound and a woman nearby with a non-life threatening head injury. Officers gave CPR but were not able to revive Alaniz, Garza said.

Witnesses told officers that the incident erupted when someone got out of a vehicle and confronted Alaniz. Words were exchanged and the shooter fired a weapon and then fled in the vehicle. Police are not releasing information about the suspect or the vehicle. It is the first homicide of the year in Reedley.

Anyone with information is asked to call Reedley Police at (559) 637-4250 or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP.

This story was originally published July 27, 2015 at 12:09 PM with the headline "Reedley police investigate fatal shooting."