{"id":451719,"date":"2026-09-03T02:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T02:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451719\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T02:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T02:46:10","slug":"fresno-woman-pleads-not-guilty-in-shooting-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/451719\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno woman pleads not guilty in shooting case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Fresno woman charged with the murder of 26-year-old Marione Tsegay pleaded not guilty in Fresno County Superior Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Nemadia Knuckles, 24, shot Tsegay after the two women got into an argument at a house party Aug. 8 in central Fresno.<\/p>\n<p>Knuckles fled the scene after the shooting but was found at the Wendy\u2019s restaurant near Blackstone and Weldon avenues around 11 p.m. that night. She was arrested and booked in the Fresno County Jail on $1 million bail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article316829281.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The night of the shooting<\/a>, Tsegay was being driven to a hospital when a fire truck intercepted the car near Clinton and Palm avenues. EMS took Tsegay to the hospital, where she later died.<\/p>\n<p>Knuckles will remain in custody and her next court date is Sept. 30  for a pre-preliminary hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Knuckles, who does not appear to have a criminal record, according to Fresno County Superior Court records, is charged with murder plus a sentencing enhancement for using a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Tsegay was a 2023 graduate of Fresno State with a degree in kinesiology. She also worked as a physical therapy aide at Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Marione Tsegay.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"679\" title=\"Marione Tsegay\" alt=\"Marione Tsegay, 26, was killed at a house party near Fruit and Dayton avenues in Fresno on the night of Aug. 8.\"\/>                                                                                    Marione Tsegay, 26, was killed at a house party near Fruit and Dayton avenues in Fresno on the night of Aug. 8.                                                                                                                                                                        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