{"id":271310,"date":"2026-04-16T20:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271310\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:15:08","slug":"fresno-county-authorities-seek-publics-help-in-selma-homicide-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271310\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno County Authorities Seek Public\u2019s Help in Selma Homicide Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"258\">Fresno County authorities are asking for the public\u2019s help in identifying suspects and locating a vehicle believed to be connected to a 2017 homicide in Selma.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"552\">On Aug. 31, 2017, officers with the Selma Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 1400 block of Mill Street near Olive Street. When officers arrived, they found Desiree Austin, 15, suffering from gunshot wounds. She was taken to a local hospital, where she later died.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"820\">Investigators believe a blue 2002 Buick Rendezvous with California license plate 7EDR747 was involved in the shooting. Witnesses described the driver as a Hispanic woman with her hair in a messy bun. Authorities also believe a man was inside the vehicle at the time.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"959\">Detectives say the firearm used in the case may be linked to another shooting in Fresno County and that the investigation remains active.<\/p>\n<p>Got a Tip?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1206\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Anyone with information is urged to contact the Selma Police Department (559) 896-2525 or the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office at (559) 600-3111.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1206\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Tips may also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno County authorities are asking for the public\u2019s help in identifying suspects and locating a vehicle believed to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-271310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}