Bus driver spots body near Fowler. Sheriff’s office ID’s victim as Selma man, 18

Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office were on the scene of an homicide near Fowler on Tuesday morning.

The body of the victim, identified later Tuesday as 18-year-old Jose Vasquez of Selma, was spotted by a Fowler School District driver about 7:30 a.m. on a narrow roadway at Claremont and Springfield avenues, according to sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti.

Botti reported that the victim appeared to have been been shot multiple times at the scene and detectives want to talk to any possible witnesses, and are also trying to locate possible video footage from homes and businesses in the area.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867.

This story was originally published February 26, 2019 at 9:56 AM.