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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral was arrested for attempted homicide aft incriminating grounds fell retired of his pouch portion helium was getting onto a infirmary gurney.
Officers arrived astatine Blackstone and Grant avenues connected Thursday astatine 2:30 a.m. aft receiving a ShotSpotter notification.
There, they picked up 4 ammunition casings - and a telephone that a antheral had been changeable aggregate times. Officers accidental they recovered the unfortunate nearby, with gunshot wounds to some legs. He was transported to the hospital, wherever helium is successful unchangeable condition.
During that time, constabulary accidental Santiago Cruz arrived astatine the aforesaid infirmary with a stab coiled to his chest. As helium was hoisted onto the gurney, a pistol holster fell from his pocket. That's erstwhile his thrust decided to leave, abandoning some Cruz and the conveyance they arrived in.
Officers were subsequently called to the hospital. They searched the conveyance and accidental a pistol was recovered connected the floorboard wherever Cruz had been sitting.
They aboriginal determined that Cruz and different antheral approached the unfortunate earlier attacking and pistol-whipping him. But the unfortunate fought back, stabbing Cruz successful the chest. As the unfortunate ran from the scene, Cruz fired aggregate rounds astatine him, striking him successful some legs.
Cruz was arrested and is successful custody for the shooting, being a felon successful possession of a firearm, and his parole violation. He volition beryllium booked into the Fresno County Jail upon medically clearing.
Anyone with accusation oregon who knows the individuality and/or the whereabouts of the further fishy is asked to interaction Detective Alex Lopez astatine Alejandro.Lopez@fresno.gov.
