{"id":494323,"date":"2026-10-13T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/494323\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T05:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:00:15","slug":"neighbor-of-fresno-man-who-shot-ice-agent-gives-insight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/494323\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbor of Fresno man who shot ICE agent gives insight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791867614_898_IMG_6782.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Police blocked off Dudley, near Broadway in Fresno on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.\" alt=\"Police blocked off Dudley, near Broadway in Fresno on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Police blocked off Dudley, near Broadway in Fresno on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>                ANTHONY GALAVIZ<\/p>\n<p>            agalaviz@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n<p>More information is surfacing about the incident in Fresno\u2019s Tower District that resulted in an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article317561032.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shot<\/a> after allegedly attacking a homeowner early Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Lisitsa, a man identifying himself as a neighbor of the unnamed homeowner, took to social media and called the man a \u201chero for defending himself and his daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lisitsa said he lives across the street from the home in question, near Broadway and Dudley avenues. He said the agent \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article317564656.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Gonzalez<\/a>, 32, of Texas \u2014 was \u201cbelligerently drunk\u201d and wearing a wristband from one of the nearby establishments at the time of the altercation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has nothing to do with him being an ICE agent and has everything to do with him being an ICE agent. At first, it just presents as a man being drunk. But, probably, a random drunk on the road wouldn\u2019t have gotten up and attacked them,\u201d Lisitsa said.<\/p>\n<p>Lisitsa said Gonzalez was trying to open random car door handles down the street before passing out on the homeowner\u2019s front lawn.<\/p>\n<p>The Fresno Police Department said in a press release that, after Gonzalez was woken up and confronted by the 72-year-old homeowner, Gonzalez attacked him. After the homeowner\u2019s daughter intervened, authorities say Gonzalez attacked her. The homeowner then shot Gonzalez in the midsection, police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe attacked them. He attacked them to the point where there are dents on my car because the fight extended all the way out into the street,\u201d Lisitsa said of the altercation.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the incident, several city leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/politics-government\/article317563236.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spoke out<\/a> against ICE enforcement in the Fresno area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are serious questions about the screening, qualifications, psychological fitness, and accountability of the out-of-state ICE officers being deployed into our neighborhoods,\u201d Fresno councilmember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/education-lab\/article317108647.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miguel Arias<\/a> said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for ICE and the Department of Homeland Security did not comment on the incident and referred any questions to the Fresno Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no updates shared about Gonzalez\u2019s condition or any charges filed against him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published October 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791867615_18_IMG_1844 (3).jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nick Fenley\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Fenley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Nick Fenley is a reporter covering education, lawsuits, breaking news and more for The Fresno Bee. He\u2019s originally from the Imperial Valley and joined The Bee in 2025.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police blocked off Dudley, near Broadway in Fresno on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. 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