REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) — Weeks after a Reedley man was shot during a violent case of road rage in Fresno County, members of his church organized a car wash fundraiser to help support him and his family.<\/p>\n
Organizers say in total they washed about 150 cars and raised more than $2,000 Saturday.<\/p>\n
22-year-old Angel De La Cruz of Reedley is facing a long road to recovery, and his family and friends are asking one question: Why?<\/p>\n
“Not sugar coating it at all; a lot of us are bitter,” said Edgar Baltazar, who works closely with De La Cruz.<\/p>\n
Edgar Baltazar is a young adult pastor at Redeemer’s Church in Reedley, where he sees De La Cruz often.<\/p>\n
The pair also coach boys’ volleyball together at Immanuel High School.<\/p>\n
De La Cruz was on his way home from a tournament on July 11 when he was shot.<\/p>\n
RELATED: Reedley man loses eye in road rage shooting on Highway 180 in Fresno County<\/a><\/p>\n He and his two friends were on Highway 180 near McCall in Fresno County when they got into a confrontation with another driver.<\/p>\n The California Highway Patrol says the man in the other car shot De La Cruz in the head.<\/p>\n As a result, De La Cruz lost his eye.<\/p>\n Almost a week later, CHP officers arrested 23-year-old Devin Shane Atondo in Sanger.<\/p>\n