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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Central Fresno shooter is connected the run, and a household has been near successful mourning.
"I didn't truly get to speech to him, but I truly bash privation I could, I could springiness him a large hug, archer him I emotion him, and you know, archer him everything's gonna beryllium alright," said Anthony Rodriguez.
Anthony tells america his younger brother, Joe Rodriguez, who helium called Joey, was the antheral fatally changeable Saturday nighttime astatine Dakota and Hughes.
The country of the transgression is present the country of a immense memorial.
Loved ones near down candles and messages for the 19-year-old.
Anthony appeared affectional arsenic helium stood successful beforehand of reminders showing however overmuch his member was loved, and however overmuch he'll beryllium missed.
"Look astatine this... it's each for my brother, you know? Got his sanction everywhere... helium was loved,' helium said, gazing upon the memorial.
Fresno Police accidental a combat broke retired that past escalated into gunfire.
Responding officers recovered the young antheral with aggregate gunshot wounds and tried to supply aesculapian help, but helium was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.
"It appears that determination was a combat successful that portion mall, immoderate successful beforehand of immoderate of the businesses connected the connected the southwest corner, that carried implicit to the alleyway, and astatine immoderate constituent successful the alleyway, That fight, oregon wherever it was, wherever mister Rodriguez was shot," said Fresno Police Lieutenant Brian Valles.
The shooting marks Fresno's 4th successful the past 2 weeks, 2 of which turned retired to beryllium deadly.
"There is an uptick, and we're being highly proactive successful our responses and uncovering those individuals that are responsible, identifying them, putting the bully cases together, successful hopes that we tin get a coagulated prosecution," Lt. Valles said.
Action News has besides learned Joey was conscionable 9 days shy of his 20th birthday.
"He was ever smiling, too, man. I'm arrogant of him for that. Smiling done the struggle," his member Anthony said.
The household is present near to wait, arsenic investigators enactment to find Joey's killer.
"We're talking to the detectives, trying to spot what's going on, get the radical that did this caught, and bring my member justice," Anthony said.
Fresno Police person confirmed that the shooting is gang-related.
As of Monday, they person not identified a suspect.
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