On April 28, 2024, at about 1:00 a.m. Fresno police answered a report of a shooting at a home on East Pryor Drive in northeast Fresno. Officers were told by the homeowner’s wife that her husband had shot someone in the backyard. Inside the house they found 31-year-old Christian Lavin intoxicated on a couch and detained him; a Glock handgun registered to Lavin was on a kitchen countertop.

In the backyard, near a sliding glass door, 30-year-old Roberto Roman was found with a single gunshot wound to his upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance video recovered from the residence reportedly shows Roman and Lavin — described as friends who had been drinking and wrestling — and captures Lavin retrieving his firearm and shooting Roman; the footage has been cited as part of the investigation. Lavin was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder and later pleaded not guilty to a felony murder charge in court.

Roman’s wife, Jasmine, has spoken publicly about her loss and called him the best father. If anyone saw or has information about what happened that night on East Pryor Drive, please share tips with investigators.