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Alejo Lara Armenta, 53, was shot and killed outside his Fresno home near Cedar and Jensen Avenues on April 21, 2018, at about 8:30 PM. He was with his 4-year-old grandson when two men approached and opened fire, striking Armenta multiple times in the upper body and head; the child was unharmed but witnessed the shooting. The suspects fled in a vehicle immediately after the attack.

Investigators say the two suspects were known gang members, 19-year-old Andrew Guillen and 23-year-old John Chavez. Earlier that evening they had confronted Armenta’s family at a convenience store, followed them home, and returned about an hour later armed with handguns. Both were arrested and charged with murder; while in custody they were involved in an altercation with another inmate. Armenta was remembered locally as a kind-hearted neighborhood mechanic who often fixed children’s bikes for free and as a loving father and grandfather.

Did anyone in the Fresno area see the confrontation at the convenience store or the vehicle that left the scene that night?