Coalinga men engage in shootout on camera, wind up in same hospital

Two men who got into a gunfight captured on video surveillance are being treated at Community Regional Medical Center, police in Coalinga reported.

The incident took place at a shopping center in the western Fresno County city Thursday night about 6 p.m.

A Coalinga officer was in the area of Elm Avenue and Polk Street when he heard gunshots. It turned out that two men were firing at one another near a storefront. One of the men ran from the scene and the second sped away in a car, which officers stopped nearby.

The driver was wounded in the groin area, and was rushed to CRMC. While officers were at the hospital, the second man arrived with a wound to the upper torso.

Police reported that both men were booked on attempted murder charges.

This story was originally published December 4, 2020 at 9:53 AM.