The duo was attacked at Fairmont and Holt Avenue in the northwestern part of Fresno after a fight on Tuesday evening.
Gangster Goldy Brar Alive: Goldy Brar, the Canada-based gangster is alive, i.e. the news about him being shot dead in the USA is false.
The same was confirmed by the Fresno police department in California on Wednesday which denied the reports that one of the two persons attacked in a shooting incident was Goldy Brar.
“If you are inquiring because of the online chatter claiming that the shooting victim is ‘Goldy Brar’, we can confirm that this is absolutely not true,” said Lieutenant William J. Dooley in an emailed statement in response to a query.
“We have received inquiries from around the world this morning as a result of misinformation being spread on social media and online news agencies. We are not sure who started this rumour, but it caught on and spread like wildfire. But again, it isn’t true. The victim is definitely not Goldy,” said Lieutenant William Dooley.
However, the police have not yet identified the two persons who were attacked. One of the victims died at a hospital later while the other person was released from the hospital after treatment.
The duo was attacked at Fairmont and Holt Avenue in the northwestern part of Fresno after a fight on Tuesday evening, the police said earlier.
The younger of the two said to be in his 30s, was shot in the upper body. He was taken to the hospital in a critical condition where he died later. The other man was hit in the lower part of the body and was released from the hospital after treatment.
It took no time for the Fresno shooting incident to be spread as “news” in India claiming that gangster Goldy Brar had been shot dead by the Dalla-Lakbhir Gang citing the US media as a source, even though the details were either vague or wrong.
One report said the man was shot outside the Fairmont Hotel in California. Some reports even claimed that rival gang leaders had claimed responsibility for the killing.
(With IANS inputs)
