Man with knife shot by deputy in Fresno, Sheriff’s Office says. Here’s how incident began

A man with a knife was shot by a sheriff’s deputy Monday night in Fresno, authorities said, in an incident that earlier left another person injured.

No one in law enforcement was hurt, the alleged assailant was being treated at the hospital and the other person suffered an unspecified knife wound.

Fresno County deputies were called about 5:45 p.m. to the 1100 block of North Valentine Avenue on the outskirts of the city. Reports said there was an ongoing suicide attempt involving a man with a knife, according to Lt Brandon Pursell.

Deputies arrived and made contact with a man with a knife, Pursell said. The man was shot by a deputy multiple times, but the spokesman did not say anything more about what led up to the shooting.

The suspect was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he was in critical condition.

Another person was found with a knife wound, Pursell said, but how they were hurt, the extent of the injury and their condition was not available.

Two residents in the neighborhood, who did not want to give their names, said they heard multiple “pops,” like gunfire, then saw sheriff’s cars speeding through the area.

“We heard all the excitement but we didn’t know what was going on,” one of the neighbors said. “Sounded like really loud pops.”

This story was originally published September 20, 2021 at 7:22 PM.