On the night of February 19, 2023, 32-year-old Akili K. Moffett was fatally shot outside The O Hookah Lounge in northwest Fresno, at the Herndon Place Shopping Center near Milburn and Herndon Avenues. The shooting occurred around 10:45 p.m. during a private event attended by roughly 30 to 50 people. A physical altercation between Moffett and 41-year-old Felix Hawkins escalated when one or more people produced a firearm; both men were shot. Hawkins was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. Moffett was shot once in the chest, taken to Community Regional Medical Center by private individuals, and later died of his injuries.

Detectives recovered multiple shell casings but no firearms, and the exact number of shooters has not been determined. Many attendees had left before police arrived, and investigators have been reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses. No arrests have been announced. Moffett was born March 17, 1989; visitation and funeral services were held in March 2023, with burial at Belmont Memorial Park.

Does anyone who attended that event or who has surveillance from the Herndon Place Shopping Center that night have information to share with investigators?