Man killed in weekend shooting in Fresno identified. Police seek help finding gunman

Thaddeus Miller
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Fresno police identified the victim and the alleged gunman in a fatal shooting that followed an altercation, police said Monday.

Silvano Villa Fierro, 46, and Kelon White, 28, were involved in some kind of fight inside an apartment on Clinton near Weber avenues, police said in an update on Monday.

At some point, White pulled a gun and shot Villa Fierro before fleeing the scene, police said.

Officers said they arrived and found Villa Fierro with a single gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he later died.

Police said they have obtained a warrant for White’s arrest on suspicion of murder.

Silvano Villa-Fierro, 46, was the victim of a deadly shooting on Sunday, July 17, 2023.
Silvano Villa-Fierro, 46, was the victim of a deadly shooting on Sunday, July 17, 2023.

Anyone with information on this case (Case# 2307160725) is asked by police to call Fresno Police Department homicide Detective Ryan Rockwell at 559-621-2448.

Anyone calling with information can remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867.

Kelon White, 28, was wanted for allegedly fatally shooting of Silvano Villa-Fierro on Sunday, July 17, 2023, in Fresno, police said.
Kelon White, 28, was wanted for allegedly fatally shooting of Silvano Villa-Fierro on Sunday, July 17, 2023, in Fresno, police said.
Police are investigating a homicide where a man was shot and killed at a Fresno, California apartment on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Police are investigating a homicide where a man was shot and killed at a Fresno, California apartment on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Police are investigating a homicide where a man was shot and killed at a Fresno, California apartment on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Police are investigating a homicide where a man was shot and killed at a Fresno, California apartment on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
A man was shot and killed at a Fresno, California apartment on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
A man was shot and killed at a Fresno, California apartment on Sunday, July 16, 2023.