Man hospitalized after shooting at northeast Fresno hookah lounge, police say

Monday, December 5, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man has been hospitalized after a shooting at a hookah lounge in northeast Fresno early Monday morning.

It happened just after midnight in front of the ElBasha on Shaw and Blackstone.
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Officers say a 26-year-old walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound to the lower body, claiming to have been shot at the location.

Police learned that a fight broke out and multiple shots were fired in the parking lot.

The man was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.



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Authorities also say the building was hit multiple times on the outside.



There were several people inside the business at the time of the shooting.

In 2019, a woman was shot at this same hookah lounge. Brittany Lopez was getting into the car with someone after a graduation party when a black Sedan pulled up and started shooting into the vehicle.

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