Man dies after being shot inside Fresno gated community following argument
A 39-year-old man was shot after an argument in a southeast Fresno home and died later Wednesday, police said.
The shooting happened just before 1:45 p.m., at East Wildflower Lane and South Summerfield Lane inside a gated community.
Fresno Police Lt. Rob Beckwith said that as officers arrived, they found the victim laying on the roadway with a single gunshot wound.
The man was taken to Community Regional Medical Center and was listed in critical condition then died later, police said.
The victim was identified Tuesday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Orlando Gonzalez, 39, of Fresno.
Beckwith said the suspect arrived at Gonzalez’s home and an argument spilled out to the roadway. A shot was then fired from inside the vehicle, striking the Gonzalez.
The suspect fled in a four-door silver sedan, Beckwith said. It is unknown how many people were inside the vehicle.
Beckwith said they don’t believe the shooting is random and the victim was “familiar with the suspect.”
Detectives are investigating the shooting and canvassing for surveillance video.
A motivate of the shooting remains under investigation, as is whether the incident was gang related.
It was the 18th homicide in Fresno in 2021.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 559-621-7000.
This story was originally published March 17, 2021 at 5:16 PM.
