Suspect killed in Fresno gunbattle with officers after he shot a police sergeant
A man who shot and wounded a police sergeant during what officials called an ambush attack was killed by responding officers over the weekend in Fresno, California, authorities said.
The sergeant was seated in his parked vehicle working on a homicide case nearby when a car pulled up alongside and the driver opened fire around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, said Interim Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto. She said the officer was "ambushed."
Despite being hit, the sergeant managed to fire back as officers responded and joined the gunbattle, Casto said. The man was shot by police and pronounced dead at a hospital, the interim chief said. He was not immediately identified.
The sergeant, a 21-year department veteran, was in stable condition following treatment for multiple gunshot wounds to his lower body, the Fresno Bee reported Monday.
Detectives were investigating whether the suspect had a connection to the homicide case, in which a person was found dead inside a home nearby in southeast Fresno.