Woman arrested after Ewell’s Bar shooting in Fresno, police say
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A woman was arrested on Friday after allegedly shooting and killing a man at a bar in Fresno over the weekend, the Fresno Police Department announced.
Officers say on April 14 at 1:51 a.m. they responded to Ewell’s Bat at Shaw Avenue and Marks Avenue for a report of a gunshot victim.
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Upon arrival at the scene, officers found 38-year-old Gilberto Gutierrez in front of the bar, suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers and Emergency Medical Services performed life-saving measures at the scene and he was transported to the Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno; he died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
Homicide detectives say that the victim was trying to defuse a verbal altercation outside the bar between his friend and another group. The incident turned into a physical fight and 26-year-old Domonique Jones armed herself with a handgun and fatally shot Gutierrez.
The Fresno Police Department says they arrested Jones on Friday and she will be booked into the Fresno County Jail on suspicion of homicide.