Shooter targets random white men in Fresno; kills 3
nia and so do other hunters,” Marmon said. “Even today, after all these years, it’s still amazing raising ducks.”
It all began when he took a job as a caretaker from the late John Spencer, a part owner and manager of the Pacific Valley Ranch – a 1,000-acre rice farm and hunting said Tuesday.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, was motivated by hate and was not connected to extremism, even though he said “Allahu akbar” during his arrest.
“This is solely based on race, and it had nothing to do with terrorism in spite of the statement he made,” Dyer club.
“My former boss and I were out in the rice checks, and he noticed some eggs and didn’t want to see them die,” Marmon said. “I offered to help, so we got the nests out of said at a news conference.
Muhammad, who is black, fired 16 rounds in one minute at four places within a block, shooting men who appeared to be going about their day, authorities say.
He walked up to a utility truck and shot a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. employee sitting in the passenger seat, authorities say. The driver of the truck, who is Latino, sped off to the police department for help, but the worker, a 34-year-old white man, died.
Muhammad then shot at another person and missed. He aimed at a third, killing the 37-year-old on the sidewalk as he walked with a bag of groceries in a neighborhood lined with tall trees, authorities say. The final victim, 58, was gunned down in the parking lot of a charity building.
Dyer said Muhammad approached a vehicle in between shootings, but he spared the lives of two women who were in the car with a child. The women were Latina, he said.