Police heighten patrols at FresYes Fest after Friday night murder

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno Police implemented last-minute, heightened patrols of this year's FresYes Fest, aft a antheral was murdered astatine the event's determination conscionable 1 nighttime anterior to the solemnisation kicking off.

Mere hours earlier hundreds of radical were seen walking and dancing astatine the intersection of Fulton and Inyo Streets, authorities had the country taped disconnected arsenic they investigated Fresno's seventh execution of 2026.

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Dozens of officers responded aft reports of a shooting adjacent a ample enactment conscionable earlier midnight Friday.

Staff astatine The Cave Bar and Grill accidental that enactment was happening extracurricular their concern and had their broadside doors locked to it. The bar's absorption says information astatine the abstracted lawsuit could person been amended and that 1 of their bartenders heard the gunfire.

"She heard the gunshots, radical started running. And aft that, it became a transgression scene. My bartender's the 1 who called 9-1-1," said Julie Reyes, a manager astatine The Cave Bar and Grill.

When constabulary arrived, they accidental they recovered a man, believed to beryllium successful his 40s, lying successful the thoroughfare aft being changeable successful the thorax aggregate times,

Police accidental betwixt 30 and 50 radical were questioned aft the shooting.

Still, hundreds showed up for Saturday's solemnisation successful that precise aforesaid location.

"It didn't truly deter me. I consciousness similar we were going to travel regardless. You can't fto 1 oregon 2 atrocious radical ruin your bully time," said Raul Cruz.

Others added that the accrued constabulary beingness made them consciousness much comfortable.

"Normally, the adjacent time aft radical are much connected their p's and q's. So, it's really much safe," said Jocelyn Chetien, who says she attends FresYes each year.

Action News has reached retired to the Fresno Police Department for further accusation connected Friday night's homicide. At this point, nary caller details person been released.