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Three people were shot Saturday, April 19, 2025, after a verbal altercation inside a barbershop. One man was killed.
ANTHONY GALAVIZ
agalaviz@fresnobee.com
The Fresno Bee’s top stories of the day on Tuesday spanned crime, entertainment and wildfire coverage. Testimony opened in a deadly gang-related barbershop shooting, a beloved morning radio duo signed off after 25 years on Q97, and the National Park Service sought public tips about a possible illegal campfire near Yosemite’s Dome Fire.
Andre Covington and Greg Hoffman, hosts of the “Greg and Dre” morning show, on stage after announcing its retirement from Fresno’s Q97.1. @laughwithandre Here are Tuesday’s top stories to catch you up“Witness describes barbershop shootout of gang rivals in Fresno that killed 44-year-old dad” — A Fresno barber testified Monday that 18-year-old Kobe Chantharangsy fired from beneath his barber’s cape at a rival gang member sitting in the next chair at Los Viejones Barbershop. The gunfire killed 44-year-old Jampier Quintero, who was waiting for a haircut with two of his children the day before Easter. Chantharangsy faces one count of murder and three counts of attempted murder, and his preliminary hearing continues in Department 60.“Popular morning radio show ends after 25 years in Fresno. Who’s taking over?” — Greg Hoffman and Andre Covington officially retired “Greg and Dre” from Q97’s morning lineup on Friday after a quarter-century together on Fresno airwaves. Hoffman has moved to a new 10 a.m.-2 p.m. show called “The Book of Greg,” while Covington plans to continue as a touring stand-up comedian. The nationally syndicated “Dana Cortez Show” is taking over the 6-10 a.m. slot.“Did the National Park Service just hint at a possible cause of Yosemite’s Dome Fire?” — The National Park Service is asking anyone who saw a campfire near Chilnualna Falls between Sept. 9 and 15 to come forward, suggesting an illegal campfire may have sparked the blaze burning near Yosemite’s southern entrance. Fire restrictions have been in place in the park since Aug. 1 for elevations at or below 8,000 feet. The Dome Fire has grown to 3,660 acres and has claimed the lives of two contract helicopter pilots, Greg King and Ryan Cutter.
Original stories by Robert Rodriguez and Joshua Tehee
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