Shortly after 8:00 p.m. on October 18, 2025, two men were shot as they were leaving a truck repair yard in the 5400 block of South Cedar Avenue in an unincorporated area of Fresno County. The 23-year-old passenger, identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office on October 20 as Banwari Godara, died from his injuries. The driver was wounded and is expected to recover.

Following the shooting, the victims were taken to an urgent care facility near Shaw and Marty avenues, where Fresno police initially responded. Because the shooting occurred in county jurisdiction, the case was turned over to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, which has assumed the homicide investigation. Authorities reported that a suspect fled the scene and, as of October 22, 2025, no arrests had been made and the motive remained under investigation.

The sequence of public updates shows how the case moved through local agencies. On October 19, the Fresno Police Department confirmed the shooting location was outside city limits and transferred investigative responsibility to the sheriff’s office. Two days later, the coroner released the victim’s identification. Multiple local media outlets, including the Fresno Bee and GV Wire, reported the events and corroborated the timeline.

The shooting underscores persistent public safety challenges in Fresno County’s unincorporated and industrial areas. Truck repair yards, distribution hubs and other facilities that support the county’s large agricultural and logistics sectors can be isolated and are often frequented by transient workforces, factors that residents and business owners say can amplify concerns when violence occurs. Local truck repair businesses could face immediate operational disruptions, and workers and customers may feel less safe in settings where violent incidents occur without an immediately clear motive or suspect.

Institutions involved in the response include the Fresno Police Department, which handled the initial medical and on-scene response at the urgent care facility, and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, which is leading the homicide probe. The coroner’s office completed identification procedures and released the victim’s name on October 20. At this stage, officials have not publicly disclosed suspect descriptions or a motive, and those elements remain outstanding aspects of the investigation.

For residents seeking updates, follow-up information is likely to appear in sheriff’s office press releases, law enforcement briefings, or subsequent court records should arrests be made. The incident — described in local reporting as novel because it had not appeared on the Prism Fresno County page — has added urgency to conversations about safety in unincorporated neighborhoods and the unique public-safety needs of industrial corridors.

As the investigation continues, the community will watch for information that clarifies how the shooting occurred, whether it was targeted or random, and what measures local agencies will take to reassure workers and businesses that rely on these sites for the county’s economic activity.