Fresno police, sheriff’s office investigating separate weekend homicides
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a homicide that left at least one person dead just outside of Reedley on Saturday. As of Sunday, Fresno police also were investigating another homicide in the area of Clinton and Valentine avenues.
Few details were available in either case on Sunday.
Sheriff’s detectives were investigating a body found in an orchard on Alta and Springfield avenues. Homicide detectives were on scene, but details on the crime or the victim were not available Sunday morning.
The victim was identified Monday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Andres Cardenas, 75, of Dinuba.
The orchard is between Reedley and Orange Cove.
Police confirmed the homicide investigation into an apparent shooting death west of Highway 99 is in its preliminary stages, but released no details.
This story was originally published March 23, 2019 at 10:32 PM.