Fresno County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal shooting after a person was found dead along a rural roadway Friday afternoon.

Dispatchers received a report around 11:30 a.m. of someone suffering from a gunshot wound, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies searched the area, and at about 12:20 p.m., a California Highway Patrol officer assisting on the call found an injured person along Old Auberry Road, just north of Auberry Road.

The individual was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives and the department’s crime scene unit responded to investigate. Authorities have not released the victim’s identity or details about the injuries.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Richard Antunez at (559) 600-8221 or Detective Jose Diaz at (559) 600-8204.

Tips may also be submitted anonymously to Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or through its website. The case number is 25-11896.

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