Fresno Police sergeant released from hospital after ambush

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno Police Department announced that the constabulary sergeant who was changeable during what officials called an ambush was released from the hospital.

We are blessed to stock that our sergeant has been discharged from the infirmary and is present astatine home. We profoundly admit his committedness to safeguarding our assemblage and volition bash everything imaginable to enactment him and his household during this betterment process. Thank you to our galore assemblage members who person sent an outpouring of emotion and enactment for our sergeant, officers, and the section this week.

The sergeant had been seated successful his parked patrol conveyance Saturday aft responding to a  ShotSpotter alert adjacent Platt Avenue and 8th Street erstwhile constabulary accidental 40-year-old Andy Morales pulled up successful a conveyance alongside the sergeant and opened occurrence with an AR pistol firing .223 rounds.

40-year-old Andy Morales (image provided by the Fresno Police Department)

According to police, aft the sergeant was struck aggregate times by gunfire, helium pursued Morales and engaged successful a abbreviated pursuit earlier Morales fled from the vehicle. 

Investigators accidental the adjacent 49 seconds progressive a weapon conflict betwixt the injured sergeant and Morales. According to police, 2 further officers responded to assistance the sergeant.