Seven people struck by baseball bat after traffic altercation in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) —

An incident in Fresno’s Tower District left seven injured and put three people in the hospital.

Officers from the Central District said they responded to a call around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 regarding a large disturbance off of E. Lewis Street.

They located seven people who had suffered injuries as a result of the incident.

Three of them were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Those injured told officers they were struck with a bat during the disturbance.

Police later determined that the whole altercation had originated from an earlier traffic accident.