A man identified by police as 42-year-old Nicholas Uribe fatally shot 42-year-old Angelica Reyes before turning the gun on himself Thursday afternoon in southeast Fresno, in what detectives have determined was a domestic-related murder-suicide. Officers found both of them suffering from gunshot wounds near Burgan Avenue and Fountain Way, and medical personnel's life-saving efforts could not save either of them.
Southeast policing district officers responded to the area around 4:20 p.m. Thursday after reports of a shooting involving two people, according to the Fresno Police Department. Both Reyes and Uribe were pronounced deceased at the scene. As reported by GV Wire, the shooting marked Fresno's 18th homicide investigation of 2026.
Uribe worked as a probation officer in neighboring Madera County, according to local news reports citing law enforcement sources, per ABC30 Action News. Public salary records reviewed separately confirm Uribe worked as a Deputy Probation Officer II in Madera County, though it remains unclear from available reporting whether he was still employed there at the time of the shooting. Detectives say they continue to determine the full circumstances surrounding the incident, including what led up to the shooting.
A County Already Strained by Domestic Violence
The case lands amid what Marjaree Mason Center CEO Leticia Campos described in August 2026 as overwhelming volume of fatal domestic violence cases across the Central Valley over the past month alone. The center is Fresno County's sole dedicated domestic violence emergency shelter, fielding 800 to 900 crisis calls a month on its 24-hour hotline at 559-233-HELP, the organization notes.
Fresno County has consistently posted some of the highest domestic violence call rates among California's largest counties. Fresno County recorded 20.8 domestic violence-related law enforcement calls per 1,000 adults ages 18 to 69 in 2023, the highest rate among the state's 10 largest counties, according to Hoodline's prior coverage. A separate measure found the county received roughly 123 domestic violence-related calls per 10,000 residents in 2024, the second-highest per capita rate in California, as highlighted at an annual domestic violence awareness vigil reported by Mid Valley Times.
Firearms and a Statewide Pattern
California Department of Justice data released in July 2026 found that domestic violence calls involving weapons surged 44% statewide over the past decade, even as total domestic violence calls dipped slightly to 157,416 in 2025 from 163,024 the year before. Research published in April 2025 by the Public Policy Institute of California found firearms were involved in 42% of domestic violence-related homicides statewide during peak surge years, even though firearm use in routine domestic calls remains low, under 2%, the institute found.
Thursday's shooting followed a stretch of high-profile domestic violence cases in Fresno this month. A Hoodline report on August 13 covered a man accused of strangling his sister-in-law as a baby was dropped nearby, and coverage on August 9 detailed a mother of seven found dead in her ex-boyfriend's garage, with the suspect held on $1 million bail. Just two days before this latest killing, Hoodline reported that Fresno police used a license plate camera to arrest a man two months after an alleged assault.
The homicides come even as the city overall has trended safer. Fresno registered a 51-year low in homicides in 2025, driven by sharp declines in gang-related violence and a 105% clearance rate, city leadership said at the time. Mid-year 2026 statistics showed property crimes and overall violent crime continuing to drop in Fresno, even as the city's homicide total ran slightly ahead of the prior year's pace, according to KSEE24.
Investigation Continues
Fresno police say the investigation remains active as detectives work to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting, including whether prior domestic incidents involving the pair had been reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact Fresno Police Department Homicide Detective N. Morales at 559-621-2449 or Detective J. Espinoza at 559-621-2415. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867 (559-498-STOP). Fresno Police Department Public Information Officer Lieutenant Larry Bowlan can be reached at [email protected] for additional information.
