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California nightlife district flooded with cops after string of shootings

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Wu, T. (2026, October 3). California nightlife district flooded with cops after string of shootings. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/us-news/fresno-tower-district-businesses-demand-action-after-string-of-shootings/

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The Tower District in Fresno has been hit by a series of shootings over recent weeks, including the fatal shooting of Tyrone Miles last weekend near MIA Nightclub and another fatality just two days earlier. Business owners are expressing concern about the impact on local nightlife, with one owner describing it as "disheartening." In response, Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias has announced an increased police presence in the area during busy hours, deploying between 20 to 40 officers.
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In Fresno's Tower District, businesses are growing frustrated with recent shootings and demanding action from city leaders and law enforcement. On one weekend, 28-year-old Tyrone Miles was shot and killed near MIA Nightclub, and just two days earlier, Muhammad Muhtaraam-Conley, 25, died outside Bulldog Liquor. In May, Charles Muhammad, 27, was arrested in connection with another shooting. Business owner Lewis Everek from the Everek Hospitality Group told ABC 30 that these incidents are "very disheartening and discouraging." The violence is negatively impacting the nightlife district and rattling customers and merchants alike.

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Topics

ABC 30 Bulldog Liquor California Everek Hospitality Group Fresno

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Fresno GPE · 4× Arias PERSON · 2× ABC 30 ORG · 1× Bulldog Liquor ORG · 1× California GPE · 1× Charles Muhammad PERSON · 1× Everek Hospitality Group ORG · 1× Lewis Everek PERSON · 1× Muhammad Muhtaraam-Conley PERSON · 1× Tyrone Miles PERSON · 1×

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“To see it at your front door, in a place that’s beloved by the community to see this type of violence happen, it’s very disheartening and discouraging to the city as well as the tower district,” Lewis Everek, owner of Everek Hospitality Group, told ABC 30.
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🔮 In May, 27-year-old Charles Muhammad was arrested in connection with another shooting.
2026-10-03 · New York Post
California nightlife district flooded with cops after string of shootings · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

Businesses in Fresno’s Tower District are growing frustrated with a string of shootings in the area — and demanding action from city leaders and law enforcement. asserted
Businesses → grow → leaders
Just last weekend, 28-year-old Tyrone Miles was shot and killed near Olive and Linden avenues outside MIA Nightclub after bars had closed for the night. asserted
bars → shoot → night
Security video captured a group of people arguing before a gunshot was heard. asserted
gunshot → capture → people
Just 48 hours earlier, another man was killed in central Fresno. asserted
man → kill → Fresno
Muhammad Muhtaraam-Conley, 25, was shot during an argument outside Bulldog Liquor in the 400 block of East Shaw Avenue. asserted
Conley → shoot → Avenue
Last month, gunfire also erupted in the Tower District and sent one man to the hospital. asserted
gunfire → erupt → hospital
In May, 27-year-old Charles Muhammad was arrested in connection with another shooting. uncertain
Muhammad → arrest → shooting
Business owners said the string of incidents is negatively impacting the nightlife district and rattling customers and merchants. asserted
string → say → customers
“To see it at your front door, in a place that’s beloved by the community to see this type of violence happen, it’s very disheartening and discouraging to the city as well as the tower district,” Lewis Everek, owner of Everek Hospitality Group, told ABC 30. asserted
Everek → see → ABC
Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias, who represents part of the Tower District, told the outlet that law enforcement will continue to target criminal activity in the area. asserted
enforcement → represent → area
Visitors to the district should expect a visible police presence during busy weekend hours. asserted
Visitors → expect → hours
Arias said between 20 and 40 officers could be on patrol at any given time. uncertain
officers → say → time
“If you misbehave and you’re responsible for fights, for a shooting, or any type of activity, whether it’s in Tower District or Downtown Fresno, you will be arrested, you will be prosecuted, you will be spending some time in jail,” Arias said. asserted
Arias → misbehave → jail
As for the Miles case, Fresno police had announced no arrests as of Saturday morning. asserted
police → announce → morning
Detectives are seeking witnesses who may have information about the incident or cellphone video from around the time of the deadly shooting, the department said. uncertain
department → seek → shooting
Police identified Malik Upshaw, 26, and Sakilian Drum, 20, as suspects in the Muhtaraam-Conley shooting. asserted
Police → identify → shooting
Drum turned himself in, but Upshaw remains at large. asserted
Upshaw → turn → himself
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