The suspect was killed in a shoot-out with police.
Fresno, Calif., Interim Police Mindy Casto holds a news conference on Oct. 26, 2024, to provide preliminary details on what she described as an"ambush" shooting of a police sergeant sitting in his patrol vehicle and a subsequent shootout that left the suspect dead.
Fresno, Calif., Interim Police Mindy Casto holds a news conference on Oct. 26, 2024, to provide preliminary details on what she described as an"ambush" shooting of a police sergeant sitting in his patrol vehicle and a subsequent shootout that left the suspect dead."A Fresno police sergeant was ambushed here tonight," Castro said as she began a news conference near the shooting scene.
Castro said the sergeant, whose name was not released, suffered bullet wounds to his lower extremities. Castro said that after the suspect was shot and fell to the ground, the injured sergeant collapsed and radioed for an ambulance for them both. Castro said she viewed the sergeant's body camera video and described the sergeant's and the other officers' actions in engaging the suspect as a "picture of courageousness and calm."Before the gunfight, police obtained surveillance video that captured the suspect holding a gun as he exited a house near the shooting scene and got into a car matching the one involved in the ambush, Castro said.
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