Three suspects accused of conspiracy in the killing of four men at a football-watching party on Nov. 17 will remain in detention, a federal judge in Fresno ruled Wednesday afternoon. Jhovanny Delgado-Marcelo, Pao Choua Vang, and Johnny Xiong were denied release by Judge Stanley Boone. The three face conspiracy charges...
Hmong Murders: 4 Could Face Death Penalty, 7th Suspect Named
Four suspects in the Nov. 17 shooting deaths of four Hmong men in Fresno could face death penalty charges, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp announced Thursday afternoon. Three other suspects will also be charged in federal court. Anthony Montes (27 of Fresno), Porge Ku (26 of Fresno), Billy Xiong...
Death Penalty Possible for Six Arrested in Hmong Murders
UPDATE After 44 days, and 5,000 hours of investigative work, Fresno Police say they have solved a quadruple homicide that gripped the city and the nation. At a New Year's Eve news conference, Fresno Police Chief Andrew Hall announced the arrest of six suspects in the Nov. 17 homicides. The...
Fresno Police Arrest 6 Gang Members in Killings of 4 Hmong Men
UPDATE Six suspects are in custody in the mass shooting that killed four Hmong residents on Nov. 17 and are being held in the Fresno County Jail. Fresno Police Chief Andy Hall announced the arrests in a news conference Tuesday morning. The suspects are all self-admitted members of the Mongolian...
Fresno Police Arrest 3 in Killings of 4 Hmong Men
UPDATES Three suspects in the mass shooting that killed four Hmong residents on Nov. 17 were arrested Monday night and are being held in Fresno County Jail. The suspects are Pao Choua Vang, 30, Johnny Xiong, 25, and Jhovanny Delgado, 19. According to jail records, Fresno police officers arrested Xiong...
Funerals for Hmong Shooting Victims Begin Friday
The four men killed by unknown assailants at a backyard gathering in southeast Fresno will be laid to rest this month with traditional Hmong funerals, as police continue to search for the two mass shooting suspects. Listen to this article: The victims were killed Nov. 17 when gunmen entered through...
Police Chief: I Will Not Rest Until Mass Shooter Suspects Caught
At a special meeting Friday morning, the Fresno City Council voted 7-0 to add $40,000 to the Valley Crime Stoppers reward fund that leads to an arrest of the suspects accused of killing four men in southeast Fresno last Sunday. Police allege two gunmen entered a family party Sunday night,...
$40,000 Added to Reward to Catch Fresno Mass Shooters
At a special meeting Friday morning, the Fresno City Council voted 7-0 to add $40,000 to the Valley Crime Stoppers reward fund that leads to an arrest of the suspects accused of killing four men in southeast Fresno last Sunday. Police allege two gunmen entered a family party Sunday night,...
Deadly Attack Leaves Fresno Hmong Community in Shock
FRESNO — A close-knit Hmong community was in shock after gunmen burst into a Fresno backyard gathering and shot 10 men, killing four. “We are right now just trying to figure out what to do, what are the next steps. How do we heal, how do we know what's going...
One Victim's Family Tries to Scrub Away the Horror
The soap bubbled off the modest-sized backyard Monday afternoon as Vu Xiong frantically tried to scrub off the horror of the night before. The smell of bleach overtook the rotting food and perhaps death. On Sunday night, Vu's brother — 38-year old Kou Xiong — gathered with friends and family...