Man shot and killed while riding his bicycle in central Fresno identified

Police have identified 40-year-old Ricardo Martinez Olguin as the man who was shot and killed while riding his bicycle in Central Fresno on Sunday .

Just after 4 am, Olguin was shot and killed while riding his bicycle.

“It comes as a shock,” Olguin’s sister, Tina Olguin, said. “It was horrifying news.”

Officers responded to a three-round shot spotter alert on Floradora Avenue between Rowell and Barton.

That’s where they found Olguin lying beside his bicycle in the road, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.

He was still conscious at the time and told officers he had been shot by an unknown individual on a bike.

He was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

His family heartbroken by the news.

“It is devastating to know that somebody did this,” Tina said.

Family members sharing with Action News that Olguin was the life of the party and a great father, uncle and son.

“Every text, every call, he would always just call me his beautiful mama. You would always tell me, ‘Long as I’m living, my mama you’ll be,'” Olguin’s mother, Socorro Olguin said.

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