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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno Police has released footage showing the apprehension of the 18-year-old suspected of firing shots astatine a conveyance successful Fresno's River Park earlier this year.
The footage shows officers rushing to the shooting country adjacent Ruth's Chris - and yet catching up with the fishy extracurricular Sam's Club. The fleeing fishy was stopped erstwhile helium was struck by a Fresno Police vehicle.
Police accidental connected Aug. 20 astatine astir 5:30 p.m., a Fresno Police Officer was connected an unrelated telephone successful the country of the River Park buying halfway erstwhile helium heard gunshots coming from the Ruth's Chris parking lot.
Police accidental information camera footage shows the suspect, 18-year-old George Ruiz, firing the weapon astatine a passing vehicle. He past crossed the roadworthy and attempted to carjack a adjacent conveyance connected the other broadside of Blackstone Avenue.
Ruiz is past seen failing to carjack the vehicle; constabulary accidental the unfortunate of the attempted carjacking was capable to thrust away.
Police accidental the fishy continued moving toward the Sam's Club parking lot.
According to police, an serviceman successful a marked patrol conveyance spotted Ruiz running. They accidental helium was reaching for his pants' waistband, wherever a weapon was spotted. An serviceman drove toward Ruiz and struck him, causing him to driblet the gun. Ruiz was past arrested by officers.
According to police, Ruiz was taken to the infirmary for limb pain, treated, and released, and was booked into jail.
A loaded firearm was recovered astatine the scene. The victims targeted successful the shooting were not injured.
