Anissia Martinez, 27, was fatally wounded in a shooting in southeast Fresno during the afternoon of July 1, 2023. Officers were dispatched about 1:22 p.m. to the 4900 block of East Balch Avenue and found Martinez with a single gunshot wound near Balch and Winery avenues. She was taken to Community Medical Center in critical condition and was later pronounced dead at about 5:04 p.m. on July 5, 2023.

Investigators identified Martinez’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Rosalino Mendoza-Hernandez, as the person who shot her. Officers encountered him as he tried to flee the scene and arrested him; detectives recovered a handgun they believed was used in the shooting. At arrest he was reported to be a gang member on felony probation for being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm. The case was upgraded from attempted murder to murder after Martinez’s death, with weapons-related allegations also listed.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon or knew Anissia, please share what you know.