Man who shot himself with officer’s gun was a former deputy, Fresno Police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The antheral who utilized an officer's weapon to shoot himself astatine a Fresno hospital connected Monday has been named by the city's constabulary department.

Police named him arsenic erstwhile Madera County Sheriff Deputy Isaac Hare. He was 32 years old.

Isaac Hare

Hare agreed to conscionable constabulary extracurricular their substation connected Monday aft being linked to a theft astatine Best Buy connected Oct. 11 and impersonating an serviceman astatine the aforesaid determination successful September.

Outside the substation, constabulary accidental Hare resisted apprehension and officers were forced to Tase him. After being arrested, constabulary accidental they recovered a concealed loaded firearm successful a satchel helium was wearing.

He was transported to Community Regional Medical Center. Upon arrival, helium asked to usage the restroom. That's erstwhile constabulary accidental helium attacked an officer, disarmed him, and past changeable himself successful the head.

YourCentralValley.com reached retired to the Madera County Sheriff's Office for comment.