Two killed at Fresno home identified by coroner as father and daughter
The man and woman found dead in a double homicide in southeast Fresno were identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office on Friday as a father and daughter.
The victims, found Thursday at a home on Tulare Avenue, were 90-year-old Mel Abdelaziz and 58-year-old Melba Abdelaziz, Lt. Brandon Pursell said Friday.
Deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office were called to the home around 10:30 a.m. for reports of an injured person outside a home.
When deputies arrived, they found Mel Abdelaziz dead outside the home and Melba Abdelaziz killed inside.
Pursell said the first victim found by deputies — Mel Abdelaziz — had clear signs of trauma.
Tulare was closed to traffic from Peach to Chestnut avenues while homicide detectives investigated the scene.
No other details on the double killing were available as of 4 p.m. Friday.
This story was originally published January 7, 2022 at 4:29 PM.
