Raisin City man appears in court after shooting left neighbor dead

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A neighborly quality landed Martin Avalos successful tribunal connected Wednesday. He is present an accused killer, charged with murder.

"I'll beryllium appointing the nationalist defender to correspond you, sir," Fresno County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Wilson said. "We're present for an arraignment."

Investigators accidental Avalos changeable and killed Jose Rodriguez successful Raisin City past Friday.

The 2 were neighbors, and Tony Botti astatine the Fresno County Sheriff's Office tells Action News the men had a history.

"It appears that they had immoderate anterior problems betwixt each other," Botti said. "Nothing, adjacent to this point, that would've told america thing similar this would've happened."

Loved ones accidental the unfortunate had conscionable moved backmost successful with his mother. The shooting unfolded successful beforehand of the family's location adjacent the Post Office.

"She comes out, and past she says, 'Oh, idiosyncratic killed my son, my son. Who killed my son? Who killed my son?'" a household subordinate said.

Investigators worked done the nighttime and interviewed respective witnesses.

"We figured retired that this was adjacent proximity," Botti said. "It was really betwixt neighbors. And erstwhile you boil it down to that, you're benignant of dealing with 'Who's nary longer astatine this house?'"

Deputies arrested Avalos successful Fresno connected Saturday, and prosecutors are present gathering their case, penning successful this charging papers that Avalos "personally and intentionally" fired a gun.

In court, Avalos stood with his lawyer and a Spanish interpreter. His hands were successful shackles.

"Your honor, I bash admit receipt of the arraignment," Avalos' nationalist defender said. "However, I americium asking to proceed that statement successful that peculiar lawsuit to May 1st."

The justice granted that delay, meaning determination was nary plea from Avalos.

He present remains successful the region jailhouse connected a $1.5 cardinal bail.

A GoFundMe has been acceptable up to assistance Avalos' family.

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