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Fresno police shot a man after police said he fired at officers on Huntington Boulevard.Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and pursued the man on foot and in vehicles.The man was hospitalized in critical condition, and neither Fresno officer was injured.
Two Fresno police officers shot a man who allegedly fired at them early Tuesday morning.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter electronic alert reporting a gunshot in the 300 block of South Orchard Avenue, north of Huntington Boulevard between First Street and Highway 41.
While searching for evidence of a shooting, officers encountered a man walking on Huntington.
Police said the man ran when officers approached to ask whether he was involved.
Officers pursued him in patrol vehicles and then continued on foot as he ran west on Huntington with a gun.
The man allegedly fired at officers, who returned fire and struck him multiple times in the 2800 block of E. Huntington Boulevard, near R Street.
The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Neither officer was injured. Both officers have been with the department for four years, police said.
Police said the man is on active parole and has a prior Fresno County arrest involving assault on a police officer and resisting arrest.
Police blocked off Huntington Boulevard and R Street in Fresno, California on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. ANTHONY GALAVIZ agalaviz@fresnobee.com
This story was originally published September 1, 2026 at 7:35 AM.
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