Update: Man, 41, shot to death at apartment complex in Fresno’s 11th homicide of 2021

Police on Monday morning investigated a fatal shooting at a central Fresno apartment complex.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification of four rounds about 4:30 a.m. from the area of Ashlan and Fruit avenues, according to police.

The 41-year-old was found in the apartment complex southwest of that intersection, according to police.

He had been shot multiple times and died at the scene, according to police. His name has not been released pending the notification of the next of kin.

The homicide followed an argument of some kind, but police are not yet ready to say whether the man and the shooter — also believed to be a man — knew one another, according to Lt. Paul Cervantes.

The victim lived in the apartment building, he said.

“The incident stemmed from some kind of verbal argument,” he said. “We don’t have any indication at this time that the particular case is gang related. However, that’s going to be something our detectives are looking into.”

The violence marks the 11th homicide in Fresno this year, according to Cervantes, which is half of the 22 at the same time last year. The past two years saw a total of 74 homicides each, according to police.

Officers have spoken to witnesses and are looking for surveillance footage, Cervantes said.

This story was originally published March 28, 2022 at 7:42 AM.