A call from L.A. leads police to death in Fresno. Victim identified by coroner
Detectives are trying to unravel a possible murder case after they were directed to a deceased man near Shaw and Marks avenues in Fresno.
Lt. Jordan Beckford said officers were sent to the area of West Aschroft and North Marks avenues about 7:30 p.m. Monday night after police received a phone call from Los Angeles.
The caller told dispatchers that a person had been shot at a home in the area about an hour earlier. The caller did not have an address, but police located the home about an hour later.
Officers received conflicting accounts from witnesses, including one report that there was someone inside with a weapon, but when they entered, they found a man in a bedroom with injuries to his upper body. He had been dead for several hours.
He was identified Tuesday morning by the Fresno County Coroner as Michael Williams, 44, of Fresno. and the cause of death was not released.
This story was originally published February 23, 2021 at 6:50 AM.