Shooting near Hanford Mall leads to 6 arrests, police say

HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Six suspects are successful custody aft allegedly shooting a antheral adjacent the Hanford Mall connected Friday afternoon, constabulary say.

Around 2:00 p.m., Hanford Police officers accidental they responded to a study of a antheral changeable adjacent Campus Drive and Seventh Street. The unfortunate was transported to Visalia for attraction with non-life-threatening wounds.

While responding to the call, officers accidental they received a extremity astir respective radical moving from a conveyance nearby. After establishing a perimeter they caught 19-year-old Mason Mercado and 23-year-old Amador Ramirez. Ramirez was precocious released from Corcoran State Prison and is presently connected parole.

Officers accidental they were besides directed by a witnesser to the adjacent Lacey West Apartments wherever 3 others were seen running. Discarded covering led them to 4 juveniles hiding successful 1 of the apartments.

While there, officers accidental they recovered 2 loaded 9mm handguns including an unregistered Glock-style weapon and a stolen FMK 9mm handgun. A .22 caliber Glock-style handgun obstruction with a tube was besides found.

After corroborating witnesser statements, each 4 juveniles were taken to Kings County Juvenile Hall wherever they were booked for possession of a handgun, possession of ammunition, and resisting an officer, constabulary say. Mercado and Ramirez were booked into the Kings County Jail for attempted homicide, conspiracy to perpetrate a crime, and aggravated kid abuse.

Officers accidental the incidental is believed to beryllium gang-related.