Crime

Three arrested, accused of killing Fresno State student, police say. She was 19

Officers arrested three men in the past week accused of the shooting death of a 19-year-old Fresno State freshman, according to Delano police.

Nayeli Carrillo Gonzalez of Delano was pronounced dead at the scene following a shooting at Cesar Chavez Park on Jan. 2, 2020, according to the Delano Police Department.

A man she was with in the park at about 10:15 p.m. was also shot but his injuries were minor, police said. Three men approached Gonzalez and the unidentified victim before the violence.

The investigation was extensive, according to police, and ended in arrests this week.

Detectives arrested 18-year-old Kevin Gonzalez of McFarland on suspicion of homicide, police said.

Two more men were arrested Thursday — Jonathan Gutierrez, 20, and Alexander Carrillo, 18, both of Bakersfield — on suspicion of homicide, police said.

Gonzalez majored in social work at Fresno State.

Nayeli Carrillo Gonzalez, a Fresno State student, was killed Jan. 2, 2020, in a shooting at Cesar Chavez Park in Delano, Delano police said.
Nayeli Carrillo Gonzalez, a Fresno State student, was killed Jan. 2, 2020, in a shooting at Cesar Chavez Park in Delano, Delano police said. Courtesy Delano Police Department
Nayeli Carrillo Gonzalez, a Fresno State student, was killed Jan. 2, 2020, in a shooting at Cesar Chavez Park in Delano, Delano police said.
Nayeli Carrillo Gonzalez, a Fresno State student, was killed Jan. 2, 2020, in a shooting at Cesar Chavez Park in Delano, Delano police said. Courtesy Delano Police Department

This story was originally published March 11, 2022 at 6:49 AM.

Thaddeus Miller
Merced Sun-Star
Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.
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