FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno Police has released footage showing the arrest of the 18-year-old suspected of firing shots at a vehicle in Fresno’s River Park earlier this year.
The footage shows officers rushing to the shooting scene near Ruth’s Chris – and eventually catching up with the suspect outside Sam’s Club. The fleeing suspect was stopped when he was struck by a Fresno Police vehicle.
Police say on Aug. 20 at around 5:30 p.m., a Fresno Police Officer was on an unrelated call in the area of the River Park shopping center when he heard gunshots coming from the Ruth’s Chris parking lot.
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Police say security camera footage shows the suspect, 18-year-old George Ruiz, firing the gun at a passing vehicle. He then crossed the road and attempted to carjack a nearby vehicle on the opposite side of Blackstone Avenue.
Ruiz is then seen failing to carjack the vehicle; police say the victim of the attempted carjacking was able to drive away.
Police say the suspect continued running toward the Sam’s Club parking lot…