Page 5 - Mid Valley Times 7-7-22 E-Edition

Thursday, July 7, 2022 | A5 | Mid Valley TiMes Parlier student shot, killed in home
Rushing water
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
Irrigation water rushed south from the gate channel of the canal running parallel to Newmark Avenue in east Sanger on June 30. Water releases from Pine Flat Reservoir into the Kings River continues filling most canals in the region for agricultural deliveries.
Anthony Garcia,
15, is second PHS
student fatally shot
in last 4 months
By Juanita Adame
Mid Valley Times
A Parlier High School student was shot and killed while inside his home shortly before midnight on June 30. It's the second fatal shooting of a PHS student in 2022.
The boy later was identified as 15-year-old Anthony Garcia, who would have been a sophomore this coming fall at the school.
The Parlier Unified School District released a statement re- garding the teen’s death. In the statement, Garcia was described
as a caring student who was both com- passionate and funny.
The district also offered counseling for those who might need them.
Anthony Garcia
County Sheriff’s Office.
“At this point we are still inter-
viewing people we’re canvassing for any possible video evidence and we have not identified any ve- hicles or suspects that’s what we need from the public help with.”
Thisisthesecondhomicidefor the small community of Parlier in four months. Back in February 2022, 16-year-old Ricardo Cha- vana was shot and killed — also while inside his home.
Chavana’s case has not been solved. There is currently a $9,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to an ar- rest in the case.
Anyone with information in either of the cases is asked to call the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office at 559-600-3111, or Crime Stoppers at 559-498-STOP.
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Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Reedley Depart- ment Dispatch line. Tips also can be called or texted in to the Reedley Depart- ment Tip lines at (559) 356- 8690 (English) or 246-4183 (Spanish).
The fatal shooting of
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Friday, July 1
• A suspicious vehicle was reported at 9:04 a.m. parked along Echo Avenue.
• A suspicious vehicle with a trailer loading items in an alley was reported at 3:25 p.m. in the 100 block of South L Street.
• A disturbance between two male subjects was reported at 8:15 p.m. in the 100 block of North Uruapan Drive.
• Aerial fireworks were reported at 10:31 p.m. coming from an alley way at El Monte Way and Mariposa Avenue.
• Lewd conduct involv- ing an intoxicated man was reported at 11:10 p.m. in the 600 block of Dumpling Avenue.,
Saturday, July 2
• A suspicious vehicle in front of a residence was reported at 12:27 a.m. in the 600 block of Linzmei- er Drive.
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was in possession of sev- eral tools.
• Police found a woman in possession of heroin and a used hypodermic syringe during a subject check at 4th Street and Academy Avenue. Police arrested the woman af- ter she admitted inject- ing the heroin.
• A subject check in the 300 block of Academy Avenue resulted in the arrest of a man for hav- ing a concealed fixed bladed knife in his pants
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• Officers responding to a disturbance at 1:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of I Street arrested one person.
• Vandalism was report- ed at 3:21 a.m. in the 500 block of East Washing- ton Avenue.
• A subject check at 8:30 a.m. at Kings River Road
Herrera happened almost a year to the day from the city’s last homicide on July 4, 2021. Jacob En- cinia, 25, died from gun- shot wound suffered in the 1400 block of North Columbia Avenue. More than three months later, on Oct. 10, 23-year-old Fabian Portillo of Fresno was arrested in San Diego County and charged with
the killing of Encinia. That was one of two ho- micides in Reedley in 2021. The other came on April 13 when Elizandro Diaz, 27, was fatally shot in a park- ing lot as he was returning from a lunch break. Reed- ley resident David Cedeno, 26, later was arrested in Missouri in connection to the killing, which was be-
lieved to be gang-related.
Reedley police of- ficers interviewed witnesses along 11th Avenue near the scene of a
fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Reedley High student on July 3.
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
hicles and four patients occurred at 10 p.m. on Avenue 408 west of Road 80.
• A possible DUI involv- ing a swerving vehicle was reported at 11:14 p.m. at Avenue 416 and Road 72.
The Parlier
Police Department turned the investigation over to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and right now the sheriff’s office is focusing on possible surveillance video of the area at the time of the shooting.
“So far what we can say is that we believe shots were fired from outside of the home into the home striking Anthony Garcia,” said To- ny Botti, the PIO for the Fresno
• Assault was reported at 2:58 p.m. in the 2200 block of East El Monte Way.
• A possible DUI was re- ported at 3:04 p.m. head- ing east along Avenue 416 near Road 56.
• A barn fire was report- ed at 3:27 p.m. in the 200 block of West Nebraska Avenue.
• The theft of a catalytic converter was reported at 4:10 p.m. in the 300 block of South O Street. • A subject check at 5:08 p.m. at Entertainment Plaza Park in the 200 block of South L Street resulted in an arrest of a man for four active war- rants in Fresno County including suspected DUI. • The smell of smoke was reported at 7:11 p.m. in the general area near Randle and Franzen av- enues.
• A female transient was arrested for shoplifting at 7:19 at the Walmart in the 700 block of West El Monte Way.
• A fire in the alley be- hind a residence was reported at 9:47 p.m. in
pocket.
• Officers responded to a disturbance in the 1300 of 7th Street and arrest an 18-year-old male for public intoxication.
Saturday, July 2
There were 97 calls for service and 13 traffic citations were issued.
• Officers filed a mental health report in the 900 block of J Street.
• A vehicle stop at Jen- sen and Bethel avenues resulted in an arrest for possession of a firearm and narcotics posses- sion.
and Manning Avenue re- sulted in an arrest for an outstanding warrant.
• Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 11th and Myrtle avenues found a 15-year-old male wounded. The teen was transported to a local hospital, but died from his injuries. The case remains under investi- gation.
the 200 block of Villa Av- enue.
• The setting off of fire- works was reported at 10:17 p.m. at Cameron and Randle avenues.
• Aerial fireworks were reported at 10:31 p.m. in the 700 block of Villa Av- enue.
Sunday, July 3
• Vehicle theft was re- ported at 12:06 a.m. in the 700 block of Bloomingdale Way.
• A vehicle stop at 1:48 a.m. in the 1200 block of Crawford Avenue re- sulted in the arrest of the driver for suspected DUI.
• A physical disturbance was reported at 2:38 a.m. in the 500 block of Har- vard Avenue.
• Vehicle burglary was reported at 9:27 a.m. in the 500 block of Hayes Avenue.
• A vehicle stop at 2:27 p.m. in the 100 block of East Kern Street re- sulted in the arrest of the driver for suspected DUI.
• Officers filed a mental health evaluation report in the 1500 block of 4th Street.
• A general incident was reported in the 500 block of Greenwood Avenue. • A vehicle stop at 5th Street and Harrison Avenue resulted in the arrest of the driver for suspected DUI.
• A missing person re- port was filed in the 2500 block of 9th Street.
Sunday, July 3
No log reports were received by The Times for this date.
Note: Next Door is not monitored on a con- tinuous basis. Should you have any questions on police procedures or would like to provide in- formation on any case we are investigating you can send an email to policeadmin@reedley. ca.gov or call the confi- dential Tip Lines at (559) 356-8690 (English) or (559) 246-4183 (Spanish).
• A tree falling onto a vehicle was reported at 5:57 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Villa Av- enue.
• A non-injury hit and run traffic collision was reported at 8:17 p.m. in the 1100 block of Arno
Road.
• People lighting and launching illegal fire- works were reported at 8:45 p.m. in the 1400 block of Marigold Av- enue.
• An injury traffic col- lision involving two ve-
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