Daniel Gonzalez (pictured), a documented gang member, is accused of killing a 24-year-old man on Sunday

A California man was shot dead by a gang member during an argument at a Super Bowl party after the suspect mistook a San Francisco 49ers flag for a rival gang's colors.

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office say 24-year-old Frank Rojas was killed on Sunday outside a home in Fresno. The incident took place on the corner of Tuolumne Street and B Street.

'There was a disturbance in the front yard of that house, at the corner house, regarding the Super Bowl,' Fresno Poice Lt. Charlie Chamalbide, ABC 30 reports.

Authorities say Rojas was visiting friends and family for a Super Bowl LIV barbecue when 34-year-old Daniel Gonzalez, a documented member of the Playboy Sureno gang, approached the group.

The situation turned violent when Gonzalez believed Rojas and his friends were associated with an opposing gang because of a San Francisco 49ers flag hanging from the house.

Neither Rojas nor anyone at the party are believed to be gang affiliated.

Rojas then pulled out a weapon from his backpack and fired at Rojas.



Chamalbide says the weapon in question was not a traditional gun and authorities are working to identify it.

Frank Rojas, 24, was fatally shot by Gonzalez at a house on the corner of Tuolumne Street and B Street in Fresno, California

Lt. Charlie Chamalbide (pictured) says Gonzalez did not use a gun, but 'it was like a makeshift gun' during the altercation

'It wasn't a gun, but it was like a makeshift gun, so we are trying to determine what exactly it was,' he said.

Gonzalez quickly left the scene on foot and tossed the weapon nearby.

Meanwhile, Rojas was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center where he underwent emergency surgery before being pronounced dead a short while later.

Gonzalez was later arrested just a few blocks away from the scene and has been booked into the Fresno County jail on murder charges.

Authorities say Gonzalez was on probation at the time and as been staying at a nearby homeless encampment.