On March 25, 2023, Paul Valenzuela, 40, of Kerman, California, was fatally shot in an orchard near West Jensen and South Yuba Avenues. Deputies responding to a disturbance call around 5:50 p.m. found Valenzuela deceased from a gunshot wound. Three people were detained at the scene for questioning while homicide detectives and the Crime Scene Unit conducted an investigation.

Valenzuela, known as Bambis, was born October 20, 1982, in Fresno. He graduated from Kerman High School in 2000, attended Reedley College, Gavilan College, Fresno Pacific University, and Fresno State studying criminology, coached and played baseball at local high schools, worked for the Pepsi Company, and was the father of Paul Jacoby Valenzuela IV.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Juan Galindo at (559) 600-8215 or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867; callers may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward. If you knew Paul or were in that area that evening, can you help provide details?