Santos Rios Ventura Obituary – The death of a man found in a Reedley orchard on Sunday evening is currently under investigation by authorities. Dispatchers were alerted to a potentially injured man near the intersection of Buttonwillow and Springfield avenues. Reedley police officers and emergency medical personnel discovered the deceased man in the orchard and determined that his injuries were consistent with homicide.
The victim has been identified as Santos Rios Ventura, 46. As the incident falls under county jurisdiction, detectives from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have taken over the case. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with additional information is urged to contact Sheriff’s detectives Oscar Iniguez at (559) 600-8201, Jesse Gloria at (559) 600-8217, or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867. Information can also be submitted anonymously at www.valleycrimestoppers.org, and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward by referencing case #24-7484.
