Oct 27, 2024
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Surveillance video captured several gunshots being fired in an officer-involved shooting neighborhood near Platt Avenue and Eighth Street on Saturday. Officers responded to a Shot Spotter activation around 5:00 p.m. where, later that night, they found a man dead with a gunshot wound. Officer shot, suspect dead, homicide victim found in Fresno As police were investigating the Shot Spotter activation, the suspect drove by officers at around 6:30 p.m. and began shooting at them. Interim Chief Mindy Casto described the shooting as an ambush and the suspect fired at a very close distance. "Sergeant was in his car. The suspect returned completely unexpectedly and began firing shots at the sergeant, striking him as he was sitting in the patrol vehicle," Casto said.  Shortly after, the suspect continued to drive and the sergeant initiated a short pursuit. The suspect got out of his car and opened fire. "[The suspect] began firing more shots at the sergeant and two other officers who were also nearby who responded after hearing the initial shots fired to the sergeant's side," Casto said.  Chief Casto says the suspect eventually went to the ground. After receiving first aid on the scene, the sergeant and the suspect were brought to a CRMC where the suspect later died.  The sergeant, a 21-year veteran of the Fresno Police Department, is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds. "To have such a violent crime, an ambush of a police officer, not to mention the homicide of somebody who lives in this neighborhood, it's extremely violent. You know, the training that these officers go through is what prepares them for this. That's why they remain so calm and collected and courageous under fire," Casto said.  Chief Casto says this is an ongoing investigation.
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