A man fired multiple rounds at pursuing officers after running into a Fresno, California, condominium complex, and two officers returned fire and hit him, the Fresno Police Department said as it released body camera video of the September 1 shooting.
Officers respond to ShotSpotter alert and see man on overpass holding firearm
Two Fresno police officers assigned to the Patrol Division were involved in the shooting around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, the department said in a release, and it published a Critical Incident Video with body camera footage and other material on Friday, October 23.
Officers had been sent to a ShotSpotter alert for a single gunshot near the 300 block of South Orchard Street, and they saw 42-year-old David Rascon standing on the sidewalk along the East Huntington Avenue overpass above Highway 41.
When the officers made a U-turn to contact him, Rascon ran west on East Huntington Avenue while holding a firearm, according to the release, reviewed by Front Page Detectives.
Police say Rascon fired multiple rounds at officers inside condominium complex
Rascon ran into a condominium complex and fired multiple rounds at the officers chasing him, and two of the officers returned fire and hit him several times, the department said…