Man who shot himself with officer's gun had history of impersonating police, Fresno chief says

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Community Regional Medical Center was a transgression country Monday aft a antheral successful constabulary custody changeable himself successful the caput with an officer’s gun.

Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto says that antheral was archetypal contacted by officers past week for felony retail theft and for impersonating a constabulary officer.

On Monday helium met with constabulary extracurricular the Northwest District earlier warring with officers.

“He was tazzed 4 times portion helium attempted to limb himself; what we aboriginal recovered was a loaded firearm and a container helium was wearing connected his person,” said Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto

After helium was arrested, helium was taken to CRMC for his injuries.

While the antheral was utilizing the restroom astatine the hospital, investigators accidental helium attacked constabulary again and was capable to instrumentality an officer’s gun.

“Within seconds helium was capable to sprout himself successful the caput with the firearm though they were astatine the infirmary and contiguous beingness redeeming actions were taken the idiosyncratic was deceased,” Casto continued.

Chief Casto says nary 1 other was wounded successful the shooting, and constabulary accidental the serviceman progressive did everything helium could to support others.

“The serviceman I volition archer you this you could archer helium was committed helium was not going to fto idiosyncratic other get hurt…. That was 1 of the astir important things to that officer,” said Casto.

The antheral who died has not been named but has been described arsenic a 32-year-old antheral who constabulary judge has immoderate benignant of instrumentality enforcement experience.