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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The unfortunate of a deadly shooting connected Saturday astatine a Fresno barbershop adjacent Van Ness Avenue and Belmont Avenue was identified arsenic a 44-year-old begetter of two.
Officers accidental 44-year-old Jampier Quintero was astatine the barbershop to get haircuts for his children the time earlier Easter Sunday.
According to officials, constabulary responded to ShotSpotter alerts astatine Los Viejones Barbershop connected Saturday, April 19, soon earlier 5:15 p.m. Upon arrival, officers accidental they determined that a shooting had occurred wrong and extracurricular the business.
According to Fresno Police Lieutenant Paul Cervantes, immoderate benignant of altercation occurred wrong the barbershop betwixt patrons, prompting a antheral to nutrient a firearm and unfastened occurrence wrong the barbershop portion inactive successful the barber's chair. That fishy has not yet been identified.
Lieutenant Cervantes says that arsenic the shooter near the barbershop, helium continued to occurrence astatine the victims wrong the shop. Two gunshot victims were recovered connected the country and a 3rd was recovered a abbreviated region away.
One of the victims, 44-year-old Jampier Quintero, was transported to Community Regional
Medical Center (CRMC). Despite lifesaving efforts, officials accidental Quintero was aboriginal pronounced dead.
The 2 different victims of the shooting, aged 20 and 17, were treated for gunshot wounds and aboriginal released. Officials accidental they judge the shooting to beryllium gang-related and that the different 2 victims were the intended targets.
Lieutenant Cervantes says Quintero was astatine the barbershop with his 11 and 5-year-old children for an Easter Sunday haircut.
"He had thing to bash with immoderate of the patrons, thing to bash with immoderate of the suspects," Cervantes said. "This has tugged astatine the heartstrings of detectives moving this case."
Lieutenant Cervantes says, fixed the deficiency of assistance constabulary person received from the assemblage successful trying to lick this case, helium has a connection for anyone with accusation who has not stepped forward.
"If you're good with this shooting happening successful wide daylight, if you're good with a begetter of 2 being mortally wounded - past don't telephone us," Cervantes said. "If you're not good with this happening successful your community, I beg you, springiness america a call."
Quintero's decease marks the sixth execution successful the City of Fresno this year, constabulary accidental anyone with accusation is urged to interaction Fresno Police Department Homicide Detective R. Rockwell astatine 559-621-2448 oregon Detective M. Yee astatine 559-621-2407.
