Update: Arrest made in west Modesto shooting that leaves man dead

A 47-year-old man was fatally wounded Friday in a shooting at a home on Vernon Avenue in west Modesto, a sheriff’s spokesman said.

Later in the evening, detectives arrested Joey Hardy, 48, of Modesto, on suspicion of murder.

The shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m., in the 1700 block of Vernon just south of Paradise Road.

Emergency vehicles responded to the home near Paradise Liquor and Food and cordoned off the street. Neighbors watched as authorities secured the area and attempted to save the man’s life outside the home.

Deputies spoke with Hardy at the home and he was taken into custody for questioning, said Lt. Mike Parker of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department.

He later was booked into Stanislaus County Jail.

The name of the shooting victim was not released.

Parker said there was an altercation inside the home. One or more shots were fired in the home and the 47-year-old man was struck in the upper body.

Emergency responders found the shooting victim outside on the driveway of the residence. They performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation but were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Parker said it appeared Hardy and the 47-year-old man knew each other. Investigators were trying to learn more about the nature of the dispute, he said.

This story was originally published December 22, 2017 at 5:26 PM with the headline "Update: Arrest made in west Modesto shooting that leaves man dead."