Newly released video shows shootout involving Fresno police, bullet hit officer's hat

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno Police person present released bodycam footage of a shootout betwixt officers and a fishy precocious past year.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The video supra is from a erstwhile broadcast and volition beryllium updated.

The video was released connected YouTube Friday morning.

WARNING: The YouTube video linked supra contains profanity and whitethorn beryllium hard for immoderate to watch.

On December 7, constabulary approached 41-year-old Bradley Nicholson, who they accidental was acting suspiciously successful an alley adjacent West and Clinton avenues.

In the video, you tin perceive Nicholson saying "let maine go" aggregate times to officers during a struggle. He past changeable astatine police.

The serviceman who approached Nicholson and different serviceman began firing backmost earlier the fishy barricaded himself successful a adjacent carport. Officers pleaded with Nicholson to driblet his gun.

He yet surrendered astatine the country aft SWAT officers and negotiators arrived.

The officers progressive were not hurt, but Deputy Chief Rob Beckwith said 1 of the bullets deed the shot headdress 1 serviceman was wearing. The section released a photograph showing that damaged chapeau to exemplify the adjacent call.

Nicholson was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center for attraction and was aboriginal booked into jail.

This was the 6th officer-involved shooting for the section successful 2025.