Sevastion Prado, a 43-year-old male from Fresno, was shot late on the night of June 19, 2025, near Floradora and Winery avenues in southeast Fresno. Officers responding around 10:58 p.m. found Sevastion Prado unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the upper chest. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:34 p.m. The Fresno Police Department later confirmed the location and timing of the attack and identified him as the victim.
Investigators quickly focused on a personal dispute as the motive. According to police and subsequent local reporting, the confrontation stemmed from a relationship conflict involving Sevastion Prado and a 46-year-old man, Michael Anthony Jacintho, who was romantically involved with a woman previously linked to Sevastion Prado. Authorities stated that the assailant confronted Sevastion Prado at the scene and fired a single round into his chest before fleeing.
A short time after the shooting, officers stopped a vehicle near First Street and Clinton Avenue and arrested Michael Anthony Jacintho. He was booked on suspicion of murder and a parole violation, according to police officials and published summaries of the department’s statement. The following day, law enforcement publicly detailed the arrest and the allegations surrounding the shooting.
In the weeks that followed, court proceedings moved forward. By late July, during a preliminary hearing in Fresno County, prosecutors described the case as a deadly confrontation tied to the personal relationship, and a key witness—the defendant’s stepson—testified about the events around the night of the killing. Coverage at that time reiterated that Michael Anthony Jacintho was accused of fatally shooting Sevastion Prado on June 19, with the case advancing toward trial.
