Suspect arrested in Clovis homicide. All involved in triple shooting knew each other

UPDATE: The homicide victim was identified Tuesday afternoon by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Lisa Saldana 33, of Clovis.

UPDATE: Clovis police on Tuesday afternoon said the suspect has been arrested and that all parties involved knew each other.

“One of the subjects, 37-year-old Antonio Saldana Jr. of Fresno who was transported to the hospital has been arrested,” Lt. Jim Munro said. “He will be booked into the Fresno County Jail when he is released from the hospital.

“The other subject is currently in critical condition at this time.”

UPDATE: A suspect has been detained following Tuesday morning’s homicide in Clovis, police reported around 10:45 a.m.

Department spokesman Lt. Jim Munro told The Bee detectives think the suspect is responsible for the triple shooting that left two others wounded.

Munro said the two others shot are being treated at a local hospital, but he did not have an update on their conditions.

“This investigation is still very active,” Munro added.

ORIGINAL STORY: One person was killed and two others hospitalized in an early morning shooting near Gettysburg and Temperance avenues in Clovis.

Police responded to several calls of gunshots heard in a neighborhood on San Gabriel Avenue just after midnight Tuesday. Officers arrived to find three people had been shot. One died at the scene. The others were transported to area hospitals fro treatment, police said.

Clovis homicide detectives were on scene overnight collecting evidence and talking to witnesses.

Anyone who may have seen something or have information on the shooting get in contact with the department.

This story was originally published September 21, 2021 at 7:50 AM.