23-year-old man identified in fatal shooting at truck yard in Fresno County
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- Fresno County coroner identified 23-year-old Banwari Godara as shooting victim.
- Two men shot after leaving truck repair yard; passenger died, driver survives.
- Detectives found crime scene at S. Cedar Ave; no arrests.
The Fresno County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the man shot to death Saturday night as 23-year-old Banwari Godara.
The coroner said Godara had been living in Fresno, though he originally was from San Jose.
Officers with the Fresno Police Department responded at 8 p.m. to an urgent care facility at Shaw and Marty avenues of reports of two shooting victims.
Officers found a driver and a passenger, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
Godara, who was the passenger, was pronounced dead. The driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
The shooting happened in the county and detectives with the Sheriff’s Office learned the men were shot at a truck repair yard along the 5400 block of S. Cedar Ave.
Deputies responded to the truck yard and found evidence of a crime scene. Homicide detectives learned the victims left the location in a vehicle with another person and stopped at the urgent care center.
Detectives have not made any arrests related to the killing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sheriff’s Detective Galindo at 559-600-8215 or Detective Flores at 559-600-8208, or may contact Valley Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867 or www.valleycrimestoppers.org and can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Reference case #25-10830.
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