On July 16, 2023, at about 4:00 p.m., 46-year-old Silvano Villa-Fierro was fatally shot inside an apartment near Clinton and Weber Avenues in Fresno, California. Fresno Police officers found Villa-Fierro with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Community Regional Medical Center and later pronounced dead. Investigators say a physical altercation occurred inside the apartment and that 28-year-old Kelon White allegedly produced a firearm and shot Villa-Fierro before fleeing the scene.

White surrendered at the Fresno County Jail on July 20, 2023, was interviewed by homicide detectives and was booked on murder and multiple weapons-related charges. In August 2023 he pleaded not guilty and the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office is pursuing the case. Villa-Fierro’s death was the 20th homicide in Fresno for 2023; neighbors expressed concern about violence in the area.

Anyone with information about this killing is asked to contact the Fresno Police Department at (559) 621-7000.