Crime

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder in fatal shooting outside Fresno bar

A man was seriously injured in a shooting outside Ewell’s Place in Fresno, California on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
A man was seriously injured in a shooting outside Ewell’s Place in Fresno, California on Sunday, April 14, 2024. agalaviz@fresnobee.com

A woman was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting and killing a man at a northwest Fresno bar.

The Fresno Police Department arrested 26-year-old Domonique Jones, who is accused for the April 14 murder of Gilberto Gutierrez.

Officers responded to Ewell’s Place, located at Shaw and Marks avenues about a shooting victim and found Gutierrez in front of the bar with a gunshot wound.

Gutierrez was taken to a local hospital where he died.

Homicide detectives said Gutierrez was trying to defuse an argument outside the bar between his friend and another group before it turned into a fight. Police said Jones had a gun and shot Gutierrez.

Jones was arrested at her home, Fresno police Lt. Paul Cervantes said. He said it’s unknown if the victim and the suspect knew each other.

Cervantes said three other people were with Gutierrez and five people with Jones.

“We have video of the entire incident from beginning to end,” Cervantes said. “We identified all those people that I mentioned. Four from his side and five from her side and we identified all of them with the exception of one. We’re probably going to talk to that person later in the day.”

Jones was booked into the Fresno County jail on one count of murder, police said.

It was the ninth murder in Fresno in 2024, Cervantes said.

Gilberto Gutierrez, 38, was identified by police as the person shot and killed outside Ewell’s Bar in Fresno, California on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Gilberto Gutierrez, 38, was identified by police as the person shot and killed outside Ewell’s Bar in Fresno, California on Sunday, April 14, 2024. FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT

This story was originally published April 20, 2024 at 5:00 AM.

Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee
Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription
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