FRESNO, CA (KMJ)
News release via Fresno Police Department:
On Sunday, January 17, 2021, shortly after 1:30 pm, officers from the Southwest Policing District responded to Jensen Ave and West Ave
regarding a welfare check of a male lying in a field. Officers arrived and located 56-year-old John Bolech on an isolated dirt road. Bolech
was suffering from a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased on scene by American Ambulance personnel.
Investigators identified 37-year-old Heather Aguayo, an Eastside Bulldog gang member, as the suspect responsible for Bolech’s murder.
Aguayo was also identified as the suspect who shot a 27-year-old homeless female on Saturday, January 16, 2021 near the intersection of
Monterey Street and E Street. Fortunately, the female was able to survive her wounds.
On Saturday April 3, 2021, members of the Fresno Police Department – Street Violence Bureau Tactical Team were able to locate Aguayo
near the intersection of Belmont Ave and Parkway Ave where she was taken into custody. On April 6, 2021, the Fresno County District
Attorney’s Office filed formal charges against Aguayo for the murder of John Bolech and the shooting of the homeless female. Investigators
are asking anyone with information regarding these two cases to please contact the Fresno Police Department, as the investigations are
still ongoing.
