Homicide Investigation 

June 1, 2023 - Fresno Police Department officials report that on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 10:49 P.M., Southeast Policing District officers responded to Tyler Avenue and Bond Street for a report of a gunshot victim. Officers arrived and found 18-year-old Zoe Salinas in the passenger seat of a vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers and paramedics performed life-saving measures, but Salinas was pronounced deceased.

Homicide detectives learned that Salinas was in a dating relationship with 19-year-old Jose Gutierrez Contreras. Salinas and Contreras were seated in a vehicle and got into a heated argument. During the argument, Contreras shot Salinas and ran from the scene to a nearby residential neighborhood. Officers quickly arrived in the area and eventually located and arrested Contreras, who was still armed with a semi-automatic handgun. Contreras will be booked into the Fresno County Jail on one count of murder. This was the first domestic violence-related murder in 2023.

Although we have made an arrest in this case, anyone calling with information can remain completely anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867). You may also contact Fresno Police Department – Homicide Detective C. Franks at 559-621-2427 or Detective R. Montoya at 559-621-2449.

Source & photos: Fresno Police Department