'I tried to stop it': Mother recounts shooting that killed her son at central Fresno home

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno parent watched her lad get changeable by a antheral she said helium was helping.

Police said Nicholas Bolanos was killed by Scott Alvarado connected Thursday successful cardinal Fresno.

As constabulary released details astir his death, his parent wished she could've done much to support her son.

"So, I ran aft the shooter and I didn't get determination successful time, I didn't get determination successful time,' said Leonora Luna, the victim's mother.

"He conscionable kept shooting, helium conscionable kept shooting."

The 33-year-old is present known by the assemblage for however helium died, but his ma wants radical to cognize however helium lived.

"I conscionable privation everybody to cognize my lad is simply a bully man, a bully man," said Luna.

Luna said her lad was her protector and believed successful helping his community.

She said that kindness led to his death.

He was letting his erstwhile coworker, 41-year-old Scott Alvarado, enactment with him, but respective weeks ago, Luna said Alvarado was asked to determination out, but refused.

On Thursday, June 12, Bolanos said Alvarado had to go, and constabulary were called to the location successful Central Fresno adjacent Crystal Avenue and Griffith Way.

"There was immoderate benignant of disturbance that occurred and that's wherefore constabulary responded retired the archetypal clip and that's erstwhile they made the determination to standby portion helium removed immoderate of his spot from the residence wherever our unfortunate lives and helium had near aft that," said Lt. Brian Valles, Fresno Police Department.

Police said this is simply a work they occasionally provide.

"If determination is simply a anticipation for a disturbance oregon thing furthering successful that nature, the officers volition basal by determination portion they move," said Valles.

Luna felt the constabulary didn't instrumentality the concern earnestly enough.

"I called, I called them 3 times," said Luna. "Two, erstwhile helium archetypal came, past aft helium came, aft helium threatened america and said he's coming back, helium came back, okay? He came back, truthful I tried to halt it. I tried to halt it."

As they were heading to bargain a information camera for the home, Luna said Alvarado came backmost and changeable her lad close successful beforehand of him.

"I wanted to beryllium successful beforehand of those bullets, I tried, but I wasn't accelerated enough," said Luna.

The adjacent day, constabulary tracked Alvarado to North Fork and arrested him.

Alvarado was booked into the Fresno County Jail connected a complaint of murder.

Court records amusement helium has a transgression history, including a DUI, which helium was moving done a diversion programme for astatine the clip of the shooting.

With Alvarado arrested, Bolanos' household is waiting for justice.

"I privation him 50 years," said Luna. "I privation him to spot the incorrect helium did, I privation him to aftermath up and deliberation 'I did this.'"

Police are inactive looking for the weapon utilized successful this case. If you cognize thing that could assistance successful this investigation, you're asked to telephone them.