FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A manhunt is underway at Manchester Mall with Fresno Police scouring the area and any surveillance footage for a shooting suspect who remains on the loose.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, both the mall and UEI College operated under normal hours.<\/p>\n
The vocational and trade school confirmed that day and night classes have resumed with additional security on hand following Wednesday night’s shooting.<\/p>\n
Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Fresno Police officers responded to a shooting in the UEI college parking lot located in the Manchester Mall in Central Fresno.<\/p>\n
When officers arrived, they found a 25-year-old man with a single gunshot wound to the left upper leg.<\/p>\n
He was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center, where he was treated and released late Thursday.<\/p>\n
The school confirmed the victim is a student.<\/p>\n
According to police, the suspect, a man in his mid-20s, opened fire from inside a dark-colored car with two other people inside.<\/p>\n
The investigation remains ongoing as officers work to learn the motive.<\/p>\n
“We have information that the victim had been involved in a disturbance earlier in the day with a subject that he knows,” said Fresno Police Sergeant Diana Trueba Vega.<\/p>\n
Investigators say the two went their separate ways with no resolution.
Just before the shooting, the pair met up again and an argument began.<\/p>\n
“This time, the other party was accompanied by two additional males. There was a physical altercation and during the physical altercation and during the physical altercation, one of those additional males pulled out a firearm and struck the victim,” said Sgt. Trueba Vega.<\/p>\n
In the light of day, a single bullet hole could be seen in a nearby vacant building, remnants from the chaotic shooting several hours before.<\/p>\n
“This incident was a targeted incident; these people knew each other. They had some type of disturbance earlier in the day, so it’s not a random incident,” said Sgt. Trueba Vega.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for UEI College says it believes the suspect was not affiliated with the school.<\/p>\n
Fresno Police are asking for anyone with information, including surveillance footage, to come forward. In the meantime, the search for the suspect and those involved remains ongoing.<\/p>\n
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