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FRESNO, Calif. -- A grieving widow is sharing her family's heart-wrenching nonaccomplishment astatine the hands of a shooter whose slug deed the guiltless antheral astatine a barbershop successful Fresno implicit the weekend.
Till his past moment, helium was the protector. He would ever say, 'If I had to springiness my beingness for my family, I would," said Gabriella, woman of 44-year-old Jampier Quintero.
"That's precisely what helium did. He died protecting his kids."
Quintero was struck and killed Saturday aft a gunman opened occurrence conscionable aft 5 p.m. wrong Los Viejones Barber Shop connected Belmont and Van Ness.
He was determination with his 2 young sons, ages 5 and 11, to get haircuts earlier Easter.
Gabriella says her kids and full household are successful a authorities of shock.
They saw their begetter dispersed retired connected the floor," Gabriella explained.
"My small son, helium fell to his knees. And present helium has cuts connected them."
Quintero was 1 of 3 victims struck by gunfire.
A 20-year-old and a 17-year-old were besides shot.
Police judge they were the intended targets of the suspect, who was getting his haircut and began shooting from a barber's seat done the cape covering his chest.
"The assailant really near the concern itself, and arsenic helium near the concern connected foot, helium continued to occurrence astatine those individuals successful the parking lot," said Fresno Police Lt. Paul Cervantes.
That's wherever Quintero and his sons were erstwhile they were caught successful the crossfire.
The household immigrated to the US from Venezuela conscionable a mates of years ago, seeking asylum and a amended life.
Nancy, their neighbor, met them a week aft they moved to America.
She tells Action News that Quintero's decease is simply a large stroke to the community..
I deliberation they modeled for america what we privation to spot successful immigrants," said Nancy.
"Jampier is simply a hard worker. He cares profoundly for his household and the assemblage astir him."
Police person not determined if the shooting was gang-related, but they made a constituent to accidental Quintero had nary pack ties whatsoever.
Gabriella said her hubby was a loving begetter and antheral of God, who would've had this connection to the shooter.
"To forgive the antheral that killed him.. I don't consciousness Hate towards that idiosyncratic due to the fact that my hubby was a antheral who would accidental that each idiosyncratic deserves to beryllium forgiven and I anticipation God forgives that person," said Gabriella.
The shooter is inactive connected the run.
Police accidental helium is successful his aboriginal 20s, with acheronian hair.
They inquire you to travel guardant if you person immoderate information.
A GoFundMe relationship has been acceptable up to assistance Quintero's family during this time.
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