FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Fresno police released a critical incident video after an officer-involved shooting that began with a report of a man holding a gun in a backyard and escalated into a SWAT call.
The incident happened the afternoon of Friday, June 5th and involved two Fresno Police Department officers assigned to the Patrol Division.
Police said officers responded to a home after a report of a man in a backyard reportedly holding a gun.
42-year-old Ricardo Leon, of Fresno, was killed in a shootout with police on June 5, 2026. (Video: FPD)
Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto said, “At approximately 11:30 a.m., we received a call for service from a family reporting that their adult son had arrived at their residence near 11th Street and Burns Avenue. The family stated that he was not welcome at the home, had caused previous disturbances, and that there may have been a restraining order involving him.”
When the first officers arrived, they found the man in the backyard holding a handgun.
Officers tried talking to him, but at some point he climbed onto the roof and began shooting at officers from the roof, police said. No officers were shot.
The Fresno Police Department said it created a critical incident video that includes body-worn camera footage and other material.
The investigation remains ongoing, and police said there will be no additional comments beyond the video’s release.
The department said the incident is being fully investigated and that findings will be handed over to the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office, Internal Affairs and the Office of Independent Review.