Officers find dead body in front of Fresno home

The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified a body found in front of a southwest Fresno home Thursday as Reginald Fowler, 30, of Fresno.

According to Lt. Larry Bowlan with the Fresno Police Department, around 12:30 p.m. officers received calls about the body in the area of Waterman Avenue and Kern Street.

Fowler was pronounced dead at the scene with severe trauma to his upper body.

Investigators said there were no ShotSpotter alerts reported Thursday morning, and one was reported Wednesday night around 9 p.m in the area of Tulare Street and Potter Avenue. It has not been confirmed whether that alert was related to the body.

The investigation is on going.

This story was originally published October 30, 2020 at 9:11 PM.