Parlier shootings, stabbings mark flareup of gang violence over weekend

Parlier police blame gang activity for a weekend of violence that included gunshots fired at two homes, a stabbing and an assault.

A spokesman said crimes included:

• An assault on a 19-year-old man at 10:34 p.m. Saturday by two other males in the 13000 block of Mulberry Lane. The victim did not cooperate with investigators.
• An incident in the 800 block of I Street at 11:05 p.m. Saturday in which 12 shots were fired into a home. Occupants refused to let officers inside to investigate. No one was injured. Several residents were affiliated with gangs, police said.
• A stabbing at 3:13 a.m. Sunday in the 8500 block of Bella Vista Avenue. The victim, who sustained a minor wound, would not provide details about the incident.
• Another stabbing at 7:26 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Tuolumne Avenue that occurred after neighbors reported shots fired. Officers at the scene saw a vehicle that matching the description of the suspect’s vehicle. Officers pursued it until it crashed at Mendocino and Young avenues. Two occupants ran and eluded officers.

Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP.

This story was originally published December 14, 2015 at 11:25 AM with the headline "Parlier shootings, stabbings mark flareup of gang violence over weekend."