Sheriff investigators show photos of 2 they’d like to talk to in shooting death mystery

Photos of a man and a woman who are persons of interest in the shooting death of an Orange County man found last month west of Fresno were released Friday by Fresno County sheriff’s investigators.

The body of Matthew Tidwell, 42, was found Jan. 9 near West Herndon and North Dower avenues, a rural intersection tucked into a bend of the San Joaquin River. First responders initially believed that Tidwell was the victim of a hit-and-run collision, but it was later determined that he had sustained a gunshot wound.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call detective Gary Haslam at 559-600-8209 or Crime Stoppers at 559-498-STOP.

This story was originally published February 15, 2019 at 11:42 AM.