On April 14, 2024, at about 1:51 a.m., 38-year-old Gilberto Gutierrez was fatally shot outside Ewell’s Bar at Shaw and Marks Avenues in Fresno. Police say Gutierrez tried to defuse a verbal dispute involving his friend and another group; the confrontation turned physical and, according to authorities, 26-year-old Domonique Jones produced a handgun and shot him. Gutierrez was taken to Community Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Jones was arrested on April 19, 2024, charged with one count of murder and an enhancement for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury. She pleaded not guilty at arraignment, was held on $1.5 million bail, and subsequently posted bail and was released pending trial. Friends and family remember Gutierrez as a loving husband and father of four, and a GoFundMe was set up to help his family.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Fresno Police Department.