On October 20, 2024, at about 10:49 p.m., ShotSpotter activations brought Fresno police to the area of Meyers Street and Arthur Avenue after the system detected 59 gunshots in three bursts. Officers found 35-year-old Patrick Dixon Jr. in the backyard of a residence with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died. The gunfire also damaged two vehicles and a nearby home; no other injuries were reported. Over 40 cartridge casings were recovered in the street in front of West Myers.

Fresno police later identified and arrested three suspects tied to this homicide. On October 30 Donte Harmon, 27, and Maurice Fields, 30, were apprehended and charged in Dixon’s killing and a separate September 10 fatal shooting. A third suspect, 24-year-old Nathen Rodriguez, already in custody on an unrelated matter, was formally arrested October 25 for his alleged role in the September 10 case. Authorities describe the incidents as gang-related and say nearly 100 rounds were fired across both shootings.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867).