Fresno PD arrest man after near 24-hour standoff with gunfire

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - For astir 24 hours a wanted antheral kept a northwest Fresno vicinity connected lockdown aft firing disconnected a weapon Friday evening, the Fresno Police Department announced.

Police accidental conscionable earlier 10 p.m. Friday nighttime they responded to the 3200 artifact of westbound Indianapolis Avenue aft receiving a study of a household subordinate who was firing disconnected a weapon successful the home.

As officers arrived each household members successful the location were capable to safely evacuate. Officers study a 27-year-old was unsocial successful the location erstwhile helium was experiencing "some benignant of episode" and repeatedly fired a firearm inside.

Police study proceeding further gunshots arsenic they established a perimeter astir the home. Officers worked done the nighttime to marque interaction with the antheral wrong and get him to peacefully surrender.

Investigators study the antheral was wanted for respective felony charges related to firearm possession and firing a firearm wrong a residence.

Negotiators connected country were capable to support a enactment with the fishy wrong however, constabulary accidental the enactment was mislaid Saturday afternoon. The SWAT squad was yet called to assistance with negotiation.

Just earlier the SWAT squad was acceptable to marque introduction inside, officers study the antheral attempted to fly the location eastbound connected Indianapolis Avenue. Running connected ft helium carried a hammer successful 1 manus and a firearm successful the other.

After officers called for him to surrender and laic connected the crushed constabulary accidental the antheral complied and helium was peacefully taken into custody astir 7:20 p.m. Saturday evening.

Fresno PD says for astir 22 hours residents had to structure successful spot lone to evacuate aboriginal arsenic the SWAT squad was getting acceptable to deploy.

Detectives are moving to service a hunt warrant to the residence truthful they whitethorn hunt for further grounds and measure the damage. No injuries were reported.

Police are moving to find if the suspect's "episode" was drug-induced oregon related to intelligence health.

Fresno PD says the antheral was arrested connected suspicion of felony firearm charges related to firearm possession and shooting the firearm.