FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Ten people were shot and four of them were killed Sunday at a party in Fresno when suspects sneaked into a backyard filled with people and fired into the crowd, police said.
Nov 18, 2019 Fresno shooting: Police say home where 4 were killed at backyard party was targeted. The partygoers, who were gathered in the backyard to watch a football game, said it was too dark to see the.
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The shooting took place about 6 p.m. on the city’s southeast side where people were gathered to watch a football game, Fresno Police Lt. Bill Dooley said.
Deputy Chief Michael Reid told the Fresno Bee and the KSEE/KGPE TV stations that a total of 10 people were shot, with three found dead in the backyard. A fourth victim died at the hospital.
Six others are expected to survive and are recovering at the hospital, police said. All the victims were Asian men ranging from ages 25 to 35, Reid said.
“What we do know is that this was a gathering, a family and friend gathering in the backyard,” Dooley said. “Everyone was watching football this evening when unknown suspects approached the residence, snuck into the backyard and opened fire.”
The victims were taken to Community Regional Medical Center in critical condition, and some are in critical but stable condition, the TV stations reported.
About 35 people were at the party when the shooting began, Reid said.
“Thank God that no kids were hurt,” he said.
No suspect is in custody. Police said there was no immediate indication that the victims knew the shooter or shooters.
Police were going door-to-door in search of surveillance video that might help them track down the suspects. The shooting took place about a half-mile (0.8 kilometers) from the city’s airport.
Agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field office in San Francisco were responding to the shooting, the Bee reported.
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It was at least the second fatal gun attack Sunday in southeast Fresno, the Bee reported. A man in his 20s was shot to death early Sunday at a home in another part of the city. Police have not said whether the incidents could be connected
Four people were killed and another six people injured in a shooting during a backyard football watch party in Fresno, California, on Sunday.
Police responded to a 911 call at around 8 p.m., according to CBS San Francisco.
Around 45 people attended the party, including women and children. Police say none of the children were hurt in the shooting.
The suspect, according to ABC, entered the party host's backyard and opened fire on the 10 people there. The 35 people inside were not harmed.
'Thank God that no kids were hurt, because there were several kids and females at the party. Right now all 10 of the victims, deceased or not, were Asian males between that 25 to 30 range,' Deputy Chief Michael Reed said, according to FOX11.
Police have closed nearby roads as they continue their search for the suspect.
California State Senator Andreas Borgeas called the shooting a 'disturbing and senseless act of violence':
I am saddened by the disturbing and senseless act of violence tonight in Southeast Fresno. My heart is with the family and their loved ones. https://t.co/G6qQXFfHx0
— Andreas Borgeas (@SenatorBorgeas) November 18, 2019Get Spirit-filled content delivered right to your inbox! Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.
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