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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The 24-year-old antheral who died aft helium was recovered changeable aggregate times successful the backyard of a cardinal Fresno location was named by the Fresno Police Department.
The decease of 24-year-old Taylor Washinton is Fresno's 5th homicide of the year.
According to Lieutenant Paul Cervantez, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and recovered Taylor Washington injured successful a backyard. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, wherever helium died astir an hr later.
Investigators accidental Washington had been walking connected ft successful the country of South Bardell Avenue. Police accidental helium did not person immoderate known transportation to the residence wherever helium was recovered and nary 1 called 911 astatine the clip of the shooting. A 911 telephone was made erstwhile the unfortunate arrived successful the backyard of the home.
Cervantez says 32 rounds were fired during the incident, hitting 3 parked cars but nary homes. Officials judge Washington was not unsocial and was accompanied by different idiosyncratic who has not yet travel forward.
“This probe is 1 that strikes the heart,” said Cervantez. “Nobody should beryllium the unfortunate of a transgression similar this.”
Washington was identified by constabulary arsenic a known pack subordinate with a anterior transgression history. Officers judge the shooting is gang-related, but not needfully gang-motivated.
At this clip past year, Fresno had recorded 8 homicides, according to Cervantez. Fresno Police are urging anyone with accusation to travel forward.
