Man found shot to death in parked car in Fresno alley identified

Fresno’s deadly year continued Thursday when a man who was found shot in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in southeast Fresno went on to die at a nearby hospital.

Fresno Police said the man, identified Friday as 37-year-old Armando Perez Garcia, was found in a vehicle parked in an alleyway near the intersection of Tulare Avenue and First Street.

Officers responded to the area shortly after receiving a shotspotter alert around 8:30 p.m. of a single round in the area.

Lt. Brian Valles said officers found Garcia with at least one gunshot wound.

Garcia was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later was pronounced dead.

It was not immediately known why the man was shot or what led up the shooting.

This is the 50th homicide in Fresno this year.

Police did not have any information on a possible suspect.

This story was originally published August 26, 2021 at 10:50 PM.