Homicide Victim in Parks at Fig Garden Shooting Identified

Fresno police have identified a 30-year-old man shot to death at an apartment complex in the 4000 block of North Fruit Avenue.

Steven Montano, 30, was Fresno’s first homicide victim of 2023. (Fresno PD)

Officers say that Steven Montano, 30, died after being shot shortly after 5 p.m. on New Year’s Day at The Parks at Fig Garden.

EMS personnel immediately took him to Community Regional Medical Center, but he died shortly after his arrival there.

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According to a Fresno Police Department news release issued Tuesday, a Hispanic man confronted Montano in the complex before the shooting.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact homicide detective Rudy Montoya at (559) 621-2449 or detective Vic Miranda at (559) 621-2452.

Tipsters may also utilize Valley Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP (7867).

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