On January 23, 2016, 31-year-old Reedley resident Alfonso Barbosa and 29-year-old Fray Martin Rodriguez were found shot to death inside a dark-colored Chevrolet Malibu parked near E. Dinuba and Crawford Avenues, east of Reedley. Deputies responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle found the car with its engine and headlights running; investigators said there was no evidence inside the vehicle that either victim had fired a weapon.

Detectives treated the killings as targeted rather than random and considered possible gang-related motives, though no definitive motive had been established. The investigation was in its early stages and authorities were working to reconstruct the victims’ movements before the shooting. No arrests or suspects had been identified, and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for information, offering anonymity and potential cash rewards for tips.

If anyone knew Alfonso Barbosa or Fray Martin Rodriguez, their recent associates or where they had been the night of January 22–23, the sheriff’s office wants to hear from you.