California Shooting as Multiple People Gunned Down at House Party

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Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on the U.S. economy, housing market, property insurance market, local and national politics. She has previously extensively covered U.S. and European politics. Giulia joined Newsweek in 2022 from CGTN Europe and had previously worked at the European Central Bank. She is a graduate in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University and holds a Bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations from Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy. She speaks English, Italian, and a little French and Spanish. You can get in touch with Giulia by emailing: g.carbonaro@newsweek.com.

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A shooting at a trailer home in Fresno, California, on Thursday evening left an unknown number of victims, while a suspect is currently in custody.

According to the local police, a group of people were gathered at the home in the area of Cedar and Clarkson for a party when the shooter opened fire against attendants at around 5:30 p.m.

Authorities have not yet released information around how many people were shot and what their conditions are, as they wait to inform family members. We know that victims, whose ages according to officers range between 20s and 50s, were taken to a nearby hospital.

A 22-year-old man suspected of being the shooter was arrested by police after a helicopter search found him running through a nearby orchard.

Officials say the man has a previous record with law enforcement.

Speaking on local TV, sheriff's spokesperson Tony Botti said that officers were still looking for the firearm used in the shooting, which they believe the suspect discarded while on the run.

He called the victims "innocent" and said it's likely there was some sort of familial relationship with some of the people who were shot in the trailer home.

Botti said there were a teenager and a toddler among the party attendants, but the two were not injured. The people at the party were likely friends and family members who were reportedly preparing for a quinceanera party on the weekend.

One of the people at the party called 911and told ABC30 that deputies arrived on the scene in five minutes.

More information about the victims, as well as their conditions, is expected to be released later today.

Last year, the Fresno Police Department reported a steep increase in the number of crimes in the city, which then-Captain Mindy Casto said was linked to gang violence.

The city saw a steady surge in the number of yearly homicides, which started from as low as 32 in 2018 only to go up to 39 in 2016, 56 in 2017, 45 in 2019 and 74 in 2020.

Last year, there were a total of 71 homicides in Fresno.

In 2020, Fresno was considered among the 50 most dangerous cities in the U.S., one of four in California urban areas, by the FBI's 2020 Uniform Crime Report.

On Wednesday, Fresno Police arrested a 24-year-old Amoni Joseph Riley for opening fire against another man in Fresno's River Park Shopping Center on February 28. He was charged with attempted homicide.

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Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on the U.S. economy, housing market, property insurance market, local and national politics. She has previously extensively covered U.S. and European politics. Giulia joined Newsweek in 2022 from CGTN Europe and had previously worked at the European Central Bank. She is a graduate in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University and holds a Bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations from Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy. She speaks English, Italian, and a little French and Spanish. You can get in touch with Giulia by emailing: g.carbonaro@newsweek.com.

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