On April 15, 2023, 16-year-old Sunnyside High School student Nolyn Mycah Chann was fatally shot near Valentine and Princeton Avenues in Fresno, California, about 2:20 p.m. The shooting occurred close to the Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Temple during a New Year festival attended by hundreds. Deputies found Chann on the ground with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and later died.

Investigators described the incident as gang-related. According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Chann and several others identified as members of an Asian gang allegedly attacked 20-year-old rival gang member Tyvanh Sysaknoi, who then fired at the group and struck Chann. On May 16, 2023, detectives arrested Sysaknoi and booked him on a charge of voluntary manslaughter; bail was set at $95,000. The family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

Anyone who was at the festival or who has information about the confrontation is asked to come forward.