Fight turns deadly in Fresno’s 10th homicide of year. It started at a bar, police say
A man was killed in a shooting early Friday morning at an apartment complex in Fresno.
A three-round ShotSpotter electronic activation sent officers to South Plumas Street and East Lorena Avenue just after 2 a.m.
They found 27-year-old Julian Garcia unresponsive with a wound to the upper body. He was taken to a local hospital where he died.
Homicide detectives learned Garcia and another unknown man were involved in a verbal altercation in the parking lot before it turned into a fight.
Police Chief Mindy Casto in an update said Garcia earlier had gotten into an argument with the man at a bar.
When both men arrived at the complex with the other groups, the argument continued.
“After the suspect was punched by the victim, the suspect withdrew a firearm and fired several shots,” Casto said.
Garcia was struck and ran a short distance before collapsing.
Casto said the suspect left the location with a woman in a red vehicle. The suspect is described to be in his 30s.
It’s unknown what the dispute was over, Casto said.
Police said it was the 10th intentional homicide of 2025 in Fresno.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 559-621-7000.
