Deadly Fresno shooting was at yard sale preview, suspect named, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The antheral killed successful a northwest Fresno shooting Saturday greeting was previewing a gait merchantability being held by the suspect, according to the Fresno Police Department.

Saturday morning, officers responded to a location successful the 5600 artifact of North Cleo Avenue aft receiving a study of a shooting unfortunate successful the backyard.

Responding officers reported uncovering a 70-year-old man, identified by his household arsenic Carl Johnson, suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite archetypal assistance efforts, Johnson was aboriginal pronounced deceased astatine a section hospital.

70-year-old Carl Johnson

Officers connected country were told the fishy had fled into the residence of the shooting and established a perimeter. Investigators accidental that's erstwhile 46-year-old Stewart Coleman exited the location and was instantly detained.

46-year-old Stewart Coleman

Coleman reportedly told officers determination was a weapon wrong that they yet recovered.

Upon further investigation, detectives study Johnson went to the location to preview immoderate items for a gait sale, and astatine immoderate point, Coleman began arguing with Johnson earlier shooting him astatine slightest once. Investigators enactment that their families were acquainted, but the quality of their nonstop narration to each different remains unknown.

Fresno Police study the shooting is inactive nether investigation. Anyone who whitethorn person witnessed the incidental oregon has surveillance footage is asked to interaction Fresno Police Detective C. Franks astatine 559-621-2427.