FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department is investigating a suspicious death in southwest Fresno on Sunday.
Fresno police say shortly after 7:00 am, Southwest officers responded to Tulare Street
and B Street to check on the welfare of a male lying on the sidewalk, not moving.
Officers arrived and found 64-year-old Abraham Tiggs unresponsive, suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest.
Officers and EMS personnel provided life-saving efforts; however, they were
unsuccessful. Tiggs was pronounced deceased on scene.
Authorities blocked off the area.
Homicide learned Tiggs was a member of the unhoused community and was captured on
video around 11:40 pm the prior evening walking south on B Street towards Tulare Street, where he collapsed.
Detectives believe the shooting occurred moments before Tiggs collapsed near
the area of B Street and Mariposa Street.
Officers are canvassing the area and local businesses for witnesses and video footage.
At this time, no suspect(s) have been identified.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to please call the Fresno Police Department.
Anyone calling with information can remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867).
You may also contact Fresno Police Department – Homicide Detective J. Espinoza at 559-621-2415 or Detective J. Baroni at 559-621-2516.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern:
