In the early hours of July 5, 2023, at approximately 2:36 a.m., Fresno police responded to a ShotSpotter alert indicating 20 rounds fired near East Iowa Avenue and North Fifth Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered 29-year-old Ramiro Mendoza Jr., a member of the unhoused community, lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was immediately transported to Community Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Investigators determined that Mendoza had been ta
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