Bernardo Socorro Yniguez, 40, was shot and killed on the evening of September 9, 2022, in southeast Fresno. The shooting happened just after 8 PM in the front yard of his mother’s house at Hamilton Avenue and 9th Street. A light-colored car drove by and someone inside fired twelve shots; Yniguez was struck multiple times and later died at a hospital.

Fresno police say the neighborhood has a history of gang activity and that Yniguez had some prior gang contacts, but investigators have not established whether that connection was a factor. The Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium has been called in and detectives say they have video they believe shows the suspect vehicle, though that footage has not been released. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains active; police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the area see the light-colored car that night or notice suspicious activity near Hamilton Avenue and 9th Street?