Woman killed, man shot in wild incidents involving multiple-vehicle crash, Fresno police say

UPDATE: Woman killed in fiery crash in Fresno identified by police

A 75-year-old woman was killed and at least four others were injured in a multiple vehicle collision Monday evening that police say appears related to a shooting at West Shaw and North Brawley avenues minutes before..

The collision and the shooting sent police, fire, and other emergency vehicles to both the shooting scene on Shaw and the collision scene, at Brawley and Weber avenues, near High Speed Rail construction. There, police and other emergency workers rendered aid to crash victims as firefighters worked to put out a fire that enveloped one vehicle.

In the aftermath, Lt. Zebulon Price said detectives were tasked with sorting out complex incidents involving two crime scenes.

The chain of events began about 6:30 p.m. when officers received a report of a disturbance in the the 5400 block of North Aurora Avenue. Then, police learned there was a victim of a shooting at Brawley and Shaw. People involved in that shooting sought help from an officer at a nearby Walmart. Moments later, police learned of the traffic collision on Brawley and Weber.

Price said detectives were trying to establish that the shooting and crash were related.

At the Shaw-Brawley shooting, the victim, a man in his 20s, was reported to be conscious and breathing and was taken to Community Regional Medical Center with a head wound, Price said.

At the Brawley-Weber collision, at least four people were injured, in addition to the woman who was killed, and police were trying to determine if a shooting suspect from the scene on Shaw ran from the crash. Price said the crash occurred when two vehicles southbound on Brawley collided.

Police said Weber and Brawley would likely be shut down for a lengthy time frame.

This story was originally published July 31, 2023 at 10:28 PM.