Neighbors recall ongoing domestic abuse leading up to Fresno woman's death

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Neighbors of a Fresno pistillate are expressing their anguish implicit her decease by home violence.

"We were having dinner, and we started hearing, like, thuds upstairs," said Angie Gonzalez, a neighbour who lived beneath Kristina Meza and Timothy Goodloe.

"We were proceeding her screaming and I was like, 'Here they spell again.'"

Gonzalez described what she believed was an abusive narration betwixt the 32-year-old and her boyfriend.

"I didn't privation the kids to perceive that, truthful I enactment connected a movie. I raised up the volume," said Gonzalez.

Just earlier 5:30 connected the greeting of March 22, a 911 telephone was placed for idiosyncratic successful aesculapian distress.

Despite life-saving efforts, Meza was pronounced dormant astatine Community Regional Medical Center.

The adjacent day, homicide detectives arrived astatine Gonzalez's doorway asking for accusation related to the incidental betwixt the mates upstairs.

"I didn't privation to beryllium progressive oregon accidental thing because, you know, I didn't cognize what helium was susceptible of," admitted Gonzalez.

According to Fresno Police, officers were already investigating Goodloe for a erstwhile lawsuit of home unit little than 2 weeks earlier. Authorities besides learned it was Goodloe who dialed 911.

"I request a minute," said Scott Clark, a neighbour and erstwhile manager of the flat analyzable successful eastbound Central Fresno.

The emotions of Meza's decease are inactive earthy for Clark, who knew the woman.

"On her bully days, she was a troubled woman, there's nary question," said Clark. "But she was a bully person, she's conscionable lost."

"She worked for the Marriott. She was a big there, said Gonzalez. "She loved being astir people, ever smiling."

But that grin would slice implicit clip arsenic neighbors told Action News they noticed signs of abuse.

"Towards the end, she was beaten successful the face," said Gonzalez. "She was hiding."

The Marjaree Mason Center urged those who are acquainted with the signs of home maltreatment to telephone and study it immediately.

"You tin marque an anonymous call. You don't request to springiness your name," said Leticia Campos of the Marjaree Mason Center. "At the aforesaid time, you could beryllium redeeming someone's beingness by calling."

"I failed my friend," said Clark. "But possibly you won't."

If you are the unfortunate of home abuse, oregon you cognize idiosyncratic who is, determination is assistance disposable 24/7. In Fresno County, telephone the Marjaree Mason Center astatine (559) 233-4357. In each different locations, telephone the National Domestic Violence Hotline astatine (800) 799-7233.

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