CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) — Two people have been arrested following a shooting that left a man and a woman injured in Clovis Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
EDITOR’S NOTE: The video above is from a previous broadcast and will be updated.<\/p>\n
According to Clovis police, just after 7:40 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at a home on Ashcroft Avenue near Peach and Gettysburg avenues.<\/p>\n
When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Witnesses identified two suspects who had left the scene.<\/p>\n
The suspects are identified as a 15-year-old boy and 21-year-old Mayra Contreras, both from Fresno.<\/p>\n
Police began their search for the two suspects.<\/p>\n
The handgun used in the shooting was located and recovered by police.<\/p>\n
On Thursday morning, detectives found and arrested both suspects.<\/p>\n
Detectives discovered that the shooting happened after the teen suspect went to the home on Ashcroft Avenue with the gun to steal money from his ex-girlfriend, leading to a physical fight.<\/p>\n
During the altercation, police say the teen shot the man and Contreras pistol-whipped a woman with the same handgun. The suspects then left in Contreras’s car.<\/p>\n
Thursday morning, the teen suspect’s mother called the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office to report that her son had been shot in the wrist.<\/p>\n
Detectives learned that the teen suspect had accidentally injured himself when he shot at the male victim.<\/p>\n
Both victims received medical care and are recovering.<\/p>\n
The teen suspect was also treated for his gunshot wound.<\/p>\n
He was booked into Fresno County’s Juvenile Justice Center for several felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, and domestic violence.<\/p>\n
Contreras was booked into Fresno County Jail for assault with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n