A 33-year-old man was shot and killed in central Fresno on Saturday evening, and police say they still don't know what triggered the violence. Trey Hamilton was found suffering from a gunshot wound shortly before 6 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts to save him.
Fresno police officers located Hamilton near North Warren Avenue and West Ashlan Avenue, according to gvwire.com, which reported that despite life-saving efforts by officers and EMS personnel, Hamilton was pronounced deceased at the scene. The case is being investigated as a homicide, and the outlet's report notes that a preliminary investigation indicates an unknown disturbance occurred at the location, which led to Hamilton being shot and killed.
Accounts of exactly where the shooting unfolded have varied. KMPH reported that officers responded around 6 p.m. to a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound in the 4100 block of Warren Avenue, near Ashlan and West avenues, while ABC30 placed the incident just after 6 p.m. at Warren Avenue and Hampton Way, also near Ashlan and West avenues. ABC30 additionally reported that officers arrived and found Hamilton inside a garage suffering from a gunshot wound, and that he was declared dead at the scene.
Investigators Still Piecing Together What Happened
No gunman information has been released, per the same ABC30 account, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation. An earlier report from the station had described the victim as unidentified and in his 40s or 50s, a detail not reconciled in later coverage once Hamilton was identified.
Homicide detectives are searching the area for additional surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses, the report notes, and investigators are also seeking additional witnesses with information about the shooting. Fresno Police Department homicide Detective N. Carr can be reached at (559) 621-2445, and Detective J. Baroni can be reached at (559) 621-2516; anonymous tips can also go to Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867), according to the Fresno Police Department.
A Violent Weekend Against a Falling Homicide Rate
The killing comes even as Fresno's overall homicide numbers have been trending sharply downward. The city tallied 22 murder cases in 2025, its lowest total since 1974, according to the Fresno Bee, which reported that figure marked a 27% decrease from 30 cases the year before.
The same report found a 27% reduction in shootings into buildings, cars and at people from 2024, along with 34% fewer non-fatal shootings of people citywide. Fresno police also reported clearing 105% of homicide investigations in 2025, a figure that reflects cases solved from prior years in addition to new ones.
Investigators have said in a separate case that the people involved in central Fresno violence likely knew each other or were associated with each other, though that assessment was not made specifically about Hamilton's death. For now, the motive behind Saturday's shooting and any suspect information remain unresolved, and detectives are relying on the public to help fill in the gaps.
