IDENTIFIED: Man shot dead after fight at northeast Fresno home
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The man who was killed Sunday morning while visiting a home in Fresno has been identified by the Fresno Police Department.
Police say on April 28 at 12:59 a.m., they received a report of a shooting victim at a residence in the 2900 block of East Pryor Drive. When officers arrived, they encountered the reporting party, who advised that her husband had shot a person in their backyard.
Man killed visiting northeast Fresno home, suspect arrested
According to police, when officers made entry they encountered a 31-year-old lying on a couch. Officers say he was intoxicated and immediately detained. A Glock handgun, registered to the 31-year-old, was found nearby on a kitchen countertop.
Officers found the 30-year-old victim in the backyard. Police say he was suffering from a single gunshot wound to his upper torso area. According to police, he died at the scene.
The 31-year-old suspect was identified as Christian Lavin; the 30-year-old victim was identified as Roberto Roman.
Detectives say they reviewed surveillance footage that captured the incident. They say the two men were friends. According to detectives, the two men were drinking and wrestling in the backyard. At some point, the incident escalated, and Lavin retrieved his firearm. For unknown reasons, Lavin shot and wounded Roman, police said.
Lavin was booked into the Fresno County Jail.
Anyone with information on this case should contact Fresno Police Department Homicide Detectives Ryan Rockwell at 559-621-2488 or Mark Yee at 559-621-2407.
