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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno Fresno Police said an car theft probe successful Southeast Fresno is what led to a convulsive altercation.
"The cops said, enactment your hands up, enactment your hands up, and past not adjacent similar 2 seconds, I perceive 'pop, pop, pop,'” said eyewitness, Jose Guerrero.
He says helium was sitting successful his car, parked adjacent Seventh Street and Grant Avenue, erstwhile helium saw the moments that led to the shooting.
Fresno Police Department’s Lt. Paul Cervantes said that members of Fresno’s "Help Eliminate Auto Theft’", oregon "HEAT" squad were investigating a stolen conveyance lawsuit successful the country erstwhile officers came successful interaction with the antheral suspect.
“The operator astatine this constituent who has not been identified, instantly placed his conveyance successful reverse and started to ram the officers successful their unmarked cars that were intelligibly identified arsenic constabulary vehicles," Cervantes said.
At that point, Cervantes says authorities had already identified themselves done sirens and lights.
“Officers were really extracurricular of the conveyance erstwhile this idiosyncratic engaged successful ramming the suspect. I'm sorry, to the officers' vehicles, thereby placing immoderate of the officers successful information that were connected foot,” helium said.
Shots were fired astatine the suspect, portion helium was inactive successful the truck, hitting him successful the precocious torso area. Once the fishy was retired of the vehicle, Guerrero said things took a turn.
"There was a woman coming from the inside. 'Oh, no, delight permission him alone…stop please.'”
According to Cervantes, the pistillate came from a residence constabulary judge is connected to the investigation.
"At immoderate constituent successful time, we're going to beryllium obtaining a hunt warrant and furthering that probe successful that aspect,” Cervantes said.
Police expect to beryllium investigating for rather immoderate time.
"The crushed wherefore we're tied up successful this country is solely based connected the suspect's actions. We're going to bash a bully occupation of investigating this case. We're going to beryllium fair, impartial, objective. But I tin archer you that we're precise fortunate that nary officers were injured arsenic a effect of this tragic incident.”
The fishy was transported to the infirmary and is successful captious condition. Police besides adhd that the pistillate progressive has been detained.
