The man in the video was identified by police as Bradley Nicholson, 41.<\/p>\n
A second officer on the scene fired his gun, striking Nicholson in the left cheek, according to police. He was transported to a local hospital and survived his injury.<\/p>\n
Nicholson has been charged with five felonies, including attempted murder and two counts of assault on a peace officer, according to court records.<\/p>\n
The Fresno Police Department released a photo that shows an officer\u2019s baseball cap struck by a bullet after an exchange of gunfire with a 41-year-old man. The officer was not injured. FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT The body-cam video of the Fresno officer<\/p>\n
Police said officers were in the area of Clinton and West avenues about 6:45 p.m. Dec. 7 and noticed two men standing near a warming fire in an alley.<\/p>\n
One of the officers recognized Nicholson as a person on post-release community supervision, according to police. PRCS is a type of supervision for people who have committed lesser crimes that are not violent or sexual in nature.<\/p>\n
The officer approached the man, who told police his name was \u201cJason,\u201d the video shows. As the officer attempted to handcuff the man, he pulled away.<\/p>\n
The officer told the man, \u201cI\u2019m going to drop you,\u201d as Nicholson repeatedly said, \u201clet go,\u201d the video shows. Nicholson also claimed to not be on parole during the extended jostling between the two.<\/p>\n
As the officer held Nicholson\u2019s left arm, the man reached for a gun on his right side. The officer reared back away from Nicholson, who fired a single round, police said.<\/p>\n
The officer also returned fire as the man fled, video shows. Police said it was a second officer on scene whose gunfire struck Nicholson before the man hid among cars in a carport.<\/p>\n
The SWAT team was called in and after almost 90 minutes of a standoff, Nicholson surrendered to police.<\/p>\n
No officers were hurt in the exchange, police said.<\/p>\n
The shooting was the sixth of 2025 involving an officer.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published February 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM.<\/p>\n
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