On the evening of September 10, 2024, 35-year-old Sylvester Choi was attending a gathering in central Fresno, California, when an assailant opened fire near the intersection of Abby Street and Garland Avenue. Choi was struck by multiple gunshots to his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police reported that roughly 35 rounds were fired during the attack.

Two other people were wounded: a 20-year-old woman who suffered a graze wound to her leg and was treated on-site, and a 30-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds who was taken to Community Regional Medical Center in stable condition. Fresno police responded to ShotSpotter alerts and launched a homicide investigation they soon characterized as gang-related.

In the weeks afterward detectives identified three suspects. On October 25, 2024, 24-year-old Nathen Rodriguez was arrested; on October 30, 27-year-old Donte Harmon and 30-year-old Maurice Fields were arrested with Sacramento police assistance. Harmon and Fields were also charged in a separate homicide that occurred a month after Choi’s death. If anyone has information about Sylvester Choi, the shooting that killed him, or the events that night, please share what is known.