Police ask for help in Fresno shooting that left father of 2 dead
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno Police Department is asking for help from anyone who has information on a shooting earlier this month that left a man dead in Fresno.
Police say on April 17 shortly before 11 p.m. officers from the Northwest Policing District responded to the area of Fairmount Avenue and Holt Avenue regarding a 15-round Shot Spotter activation. As officers were responding to the scene, dispatch received information that the victim was still there.
Man in critical condition after shooting in Fresno
According to police, when they arrived they located 44-year-old David Holliman seated in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. He was suffering from multiple gunshots to his upper body.
Holliman was transported to Community Medical Regional Center, where he was listed in critical condition. Police say on April 27, Holliman succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
Detectives say during the investigation they learned that Holliman was driving eastbound on Fairmount with his girlfriend and his two children. As he pulled over to the north side of Fairmount Avenue the two armed suspects approached him and began shooting into the vehicle.
According to detectives, the gunfire was directed at Holliman. None of the other passengers were struck.
Police say that based on video surveillance that captured the shooting, two suspects can be seen shooting into the vehicle and subsequently fleeing on foot.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this case to contact Fresno Police Department Homicide Detective Vic Miranda at 559-621-2452.
