FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Two men have been arrested for the murder of 19-year-old Joe Rodriguez last month. It was Fresno’s first homicide for 2026.
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Fresno Police announced that 21-year-old Isiah Mobley and 19-year-old Gavin Vasquez were taken into custody on Tuesday and booked into the Fresno County Jail on murder charges.
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The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at a strip mall on Dakota and Hughes avenues.
Investigators say a fight had broken out that then quickly escalated to gunfire. Responding officers later found Rodriguez with multiple gunshot wounds.
He was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Rodriguez was just nine days shy of his 20th birthday.
Detectives are still asking for the public’s help with information about the shooting.
Fresno Police announced Wednesday 21-year-old Isiah Mobley (left) and 19-year-old Gavin Vasquez were arrested for the murder of 19-year-old Joe Rodriguez in central Fresno.
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