Suspect in shooting involving CHP officers and deputy in Fresno dies in hospital

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A fishy successful an August shooting involving California Highway Patrol officers and a Fresno County Sheriff's lawman has died successful the hospital.

Fresno Police revealed Thursday that 39-year-old Angel Rojas of Fresno died from his injuries connected August 30.

Rojas was changeable successful the precocious assemblage by 2 CHP officers and a Fresno County Sheriff's lawman connected August 20 conscionable earlier 3 p.m. extracurricular a location connected Grant Avenue and Seventh Street successful Central Fresno.

Police accidental the CHP's conveyance theft squad was investigating a stolen motortruck erstwhile they recovered a man, aboriginal identified arsenic Rojas', sitting successful the driver's seat.

As officers tried to talk with him, they accidental Rojas enactment his conveyance into reverse and rammed 2 of their unmarked patrol cars which had flashing constabulary lights. Officers past opened occurrence connected Rojas.

"It's important to enactment officers were retired connected ft successful and astir the country astatine the clip they were trying to apprehend him truthful so the officers were placed successful contiguous danger," said Fresno Police Lt. Paul Cervantes successful August.

Fresno Police accidental detectives aboriginal recovered a loaded weapon connected the driver's broadside floorboard of the truck.

No officers were injured successful the shooting and nary 1 was wearing body-worm cameras.

Rojas was connected progressive post-release assemblage supervision and was wanted for a usurpation of his probation.

A pistillate was besides arrested successful the case. She was not successful the stolen motortruck astatine the clip and her individuality has not been released.