Update: Police chief calls Fresno double killing ‘very intentional.’ Guns, drugs at scene
Two people were killed and five people were shot in total in downtown Fresno shooting Friday morning, police said.
Homicide detectives were at the scene in a residential neighborhood near Effie Street and Grant Avenue, southeast of Abby Street and Belmont Avenue.
The shots rang out around 5:30 a.m., according to police.
Chief Paco Balderrama said all five people shot were adults, and the two killed were men. Of the other three who survived, two were women. There were no children involved, he said.
Police said they believe the violence happened in a home where they found multiple guns and a large amount of drugs — more than would be normal for one person’s use, Balderrama said.
The ShotSpotter did not notify police of the shooting, which Balderrama said leads police to believe it happened indoors. No bullet casings were found outside, he said.
“All that leads us to believe this was not a random shooting. This was not a random act of violence,” he said. “This was very intentional and the individuals involved knew each other.”
Police detained multiple people at the scene Friday morning but said none of them were under arrest. Balderrama would not say what kind of drugs were found.
The killings mark the 39th and 40th so far this year. There were 51 homicides through Aug. 30 last year.
This story was originally published September 2, 2022 at 7:13 AM.
