Crime

Man shot and killed on Parkway Drive in Fresno. What police know

A 37-year-old man was shot to death after a verbal disturbance Saturday morning west of Highway 99, Fresno police reported.

The homicide took place in the parking lot of the Sierra Inn in the 900 block of North Parkway Drive, according to Lt. Tim Tietjen.

Police were alerted to multiple shots fired about 10 a.m. and found the man, identified Sunday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Steven George of Fresno, in the middle of the lot with wounds to the upper body. He was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died from his wounds.

Several people were in the lot at the time of the shooting, Tietjen said.

No suspects were immediately identified as detectives continued to look for evidence at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 559-621-7000.

This story was originally published March 6, 2021 at 12:42 PM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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