Northeast Fresno neighborhood shaken by home invasion, search for suspect

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The information gross and surveillance cameras astatine the MapleWood Apartment analyzable disconnected Backer and Shaw successful northeast Fresno person provided residents with a consciousness of safety.

But remnants of transgression country portion service arsenic a reminder of a scary Sunday morning.

A location penetration inactive has radical feeling connected edge.

"It was scary for maine due to the fact that I've ne'er truly experienced thing similar that. It was hard to slumber past night," said nonmigratory Felicia Rodriguez.

Fresno Police accidental 3 radical wearing masks and vests identified themselves arsenic officers erstwhile they knocked connected the doorway of an flat and forced their mode in.

Investigators accidental they stole a ample safe.

As officers were arriving, the robbers dropped the harmless and got backmost successful a car.

"They confronted an serviceman who was connected ft and astir ran him over. At that point, shots were fired; we don't cognize however galore oregon if the suspects besides fired," said Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto.

Interim Chief Casto said officers chased the suspects to Fresno State crossed the street.

One was shot, 1 was arrested, and officers are searching for the 3rd person.

Interim Chief Casto says the suspects were equipped with a rifle, which was recovered astatine the country connected campus.

The transgression spree was the speech of the vicinity Monday morning.

"It's scary to deliberation that you don't adjacent cognize who you tin spot anymore," said Rodriguez. "You can't conscionable unfastened your doorway for anybody similar you person to truly beryllium cautious."

Police person not released the information of the fishy shot.

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