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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno Police person released caller accusation astir a standoff betwixt officers and a fishy successful southeast Fresno implicit the weekend, including the individuality of the suspect.
Police person named 23-year-old Andrew Garcia arsenic the fishy they judge to beryllium liable for taking disconnected after a postulation stop near Turner Avenue and Recreation Avenue.
Police accidental they attempted to marque interaction with Garcia connected Sunday astatine astir 5:35 PM. Officers from the Fresno Police Department were searching for Garcia, who they accidental was connected parole and had fled connected 2 erstwhile occasions.
When officers attempted to marque interaction and apprehension Garcia, they accidental helium threatened them, starring the officers to judge helium mightiness beryllium armed.
Officers accidental they established a perimeter astir a residence successful the 4700 artifact of East Turner Avenue. Garcia exited the residence portion successful possession of a handgun and got into his vehicle.
According to officials, Garcia past attempted to flight by ramming done the fences of adjacent homes. While inactive wrong his car, helium brandished the handgun toward the perimeter
officers and continued trying to thrust done neighboring fences.
During the incident, constabulary accidental 1 serviceman discharged his department-issued firearm astatine the fishy but was unsuccessful astatine stopping him. A standoff ensued arsenic Garcia remained contained wrong the perimeter.
Officials accidental during the ensuing standoff, the fishy maintained connection with Crisis Negotiators and yet surrendered to SWAT officers without incident. He was not deed by gunfire but was transported to the infirmary for complaints of symptom owed to him hitting objects with his conveyance during the incident.
Police accidental detectives located a replica handgun conscionable extracurricular the fishy vehicle. Garcia was released from Community Regional Medical Center and booked into the Fresno County Jail, charged with 5 counts of felony vandalism and 2 counts of brandishing and resisting arrest.
He was besides recovered to beryllium connected parole for felony battle and home violence-related
convictions and has a pending warrant for usurpation of his parole conditions.
