{"id":346735,"date":"2026-06-04T17:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/346735\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:19:09","slug":"man-in-his-20s-shot-near-fresno-neighborhood-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/346735\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in his 20s shot near Fresno neighborhood, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 20-year-old was shot near Fresno Street and Belmont Avenue on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Police said the shooting happened at 9:15 p.m. Officers found the man with a gunshot wound to the thigh at Mariposa and Grant streets. He was taken to the local hospital and was in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Lt. Justin Hoagland said it was an isolated incident and detectives believe the victim was targeted.<\/p>\n

The victim told officers he was shot one time.<\/p>\n

Officers were canvassing for surveillance video to see what led up to the shooting.<\/p>\n

Police didn\u2019t say if it was a drive-by shooting or if the victim was approached by the shooter.<\/p>\n

No suspect description was provided by Hoagland.<\/p>\n

Fresno and Belmont was closed off for several hours.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about the shooting can call the police at 559-621-7000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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