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Victim identified in fatal Thanksgiving Day shooting in Fresno. Police search for info

Police have identified a 25-year-old man who was shot and killed in Fresno on Thanksgiving Day.

Siranthony Robinson was found just after noon Thursday near Cedar and Belmont avenues. He had multiple gunshot wounds, was on the ground and unresponsive. EMTs and fire personnel provided medical aid, but Robinson died at the scene, police said.

Siranthony Robinson was shot and killed in Fresno, Ca, on Thanksgiving Day.
Siranthony Robinson was shot and killed in Fresno, Ca, on Thanksgiving Day. Fresno Police Department

Police confirmed his identity in a statement Monday.

Fresno police Lt. Mike Gebhart at the scene Thursday said there may have been a disturbance between Robinson and an “unknown person” prior to the homicide. That person fled the area in an unknown direction, police said in a update Monday. He has not been located.

Homicide detectives continue to search for witnesses and video surveillance from businesses nearby.

Anyone with information on the shooting should call the Fresno Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 559-498-STOP.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting in east-central Fresno on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in east-central Fresno on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Anthony Galaviz agalaviz@fresnobee.com

This story was originally published November 27, 2023 at 9:53 AM.

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Joshua Tehee
The Fresno Bee
Joshua Tehee covers breaking news for The Fresno Bee, writing on a wide range of topics from police, politics and weather, to arts and entertainment in the Central Valley.
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