Voluntary Manslaughter Suspect Arrested
June 24, 2023 - Fresno Police Department officials report that on Thursday, June 22, 2023, Garvin County Sheriff’s Department deputies in Garvin County Oklahoma, located and arrested voluntary manslaughter suspect Kevin King. King was wanted in conjunction with a manslaughter case that occurred earlier in 2023, in the City of Fresno. King is currently still in custody in Garvin County, Oklahoma awaiting extradition to Fresno County.
On Monday, January 2, 2023, Shortly after 4:40 p.m., Northwest Policing District officers responded to the 4100 block of North Blythe Avenue regarding a shooting victim inside an apartment. Officers and EMS personnel arrived and located 51-year-old Victor Becerra in the living room suffering from a single gunshot wound. Becerra was transported to Community Regional Medical Center where he died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
Detectives learned that 43-year-old Kevin King negligently fired a firearm, and a bullet penetrated a common wall shared with an apartment occupied by Becerra. The bullet struck and killed Becerra. Immediately after the shooting, King fled the Fresno area, and an arrest warrant was issued for multiple felony charges to include Voluntary Manslaughter, Child Endangerment, and multiple weapons offenses.
Although an arrest has been made in this case, anyone with information regarding this case are asked to call the Fresno Police Department. 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 R. Rockwell at 559-621-2448 or Detective S. Gray at 559-621- 2451.
Source & photos: Fresno Police Department
