A woman is behind bars for allegedly fatally shooting a man in Fresno, California. The Fresno Police Department announced it had arrested 26-year-old Domonique Jones for the slaying of Gilberto Gutierrez. Around 1:51 a.m. on April 14, 2024, Northwest Policing District officers responded to Ewell’s Bar at Shaw Avenue and Marks Avenue for a report of a gunshot victim.
At the scene, officers found 38-year-old Gilberto Gutierrez in front of the bar suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Homicide Detectives started an investigation and determined that the victim was attempting to defuse a verbal altercation outside the bar between his friend and another group.
At some point, Domonique Jones allegedly armed herself with a handgun and shot Gutierrez killing him. Jones was arrested on April 19, 2024 and booked into the Fresno County Jail on one count of murder.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.