Man, teen girl shot in Millerton Lake marina area, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says

A young man and a teenage girl were shot in an apparent gang-related incident at the Millerton Lake State Recreation Area near the marina on Sunday, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti said the injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening.

The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m., Botti said. He described the scene as chaotic as people began running when shots rang out, apparently as a result of a confrontation between rival gangs.

Botti said, “Unfortunate incident at a family-friendly place and to have it ruined by gang members coming here it’s just terrible, I mean ridiculous to see stuff play out like this. You go to the lake to get away from garbage like that in the city with the shooting and gangs and to have to experience here on a boat ramp.”

Two men, including the one who was shot, have been detained, Botti said. The man who was not wounded was brought in by state park rangers who spotted him running to a restroom.

The man who was wounded was involved in the shooting, Botti said. He said that man appeared to be in his 20s. The girl is believed to be 16 or 17, Botti said. Other details about the shootings were not immediately known.

This story was originally published August 29, 2021 at 7:36 PM.