Two minors arrested after southeast Fresno shooting, police say

Two minors were arrested after gunfire broke out near a southeast Fresno shopping center at Clovis and Balch avenues, where police said bullets struck several vehicles but no one was injured. Fresno police said the shooting unfolded Wednesday afternoon, July 15, 2026, and officers moved quickly to contain the area.

Investigators said an officer saw two people shooting toward multiple people before a perimeter was set and the suspects were taken into custody. The arrests involved two juveniles, described in related reporting as two underage boys, and police said the pair were detained in connection with the shooting near the commercial center in southeast Fresno.

The scene adds to growing concern in Fresno neighborhoods about young people handling guns in public places where families, drivers, and shoppers can be caught in the line of fire. Even without injuries, the fact that several vehicles were hit turned the shooting into a visible threat to anyone near the shopping area, not just the people police believe were targeted.

Fresno police Lt. Michael Pierce was the named official tied to the case in related reporting, and the investigation remained focused on how the shooting started and who was involved. The description of the episode as gunfire aimed at multiple people near a Fresno shopping area places the case in the middle of the city’s wider public-safety worries, especially when minors are the alleged shooters.