Crime

Man shot in the street rushed to hospital, Fresno police say. Cops seek shooter

Officers were investigating a shooting Wednesday that sent a man to a Fresno hospital, police said.

Officers were called to G Street and Church Avenue south of downtown Fresno before 8 a.m. after the gun violence, Sgt. Diana Trueba Vega said.

Officers found a man in his 20s who had been shot at least once in the leg, police said. He was taken to a Fresno area hospital and was in stable condition, Trueba Vega said.

Investigators were trying to determine the motive Wednesday and whether the man and the shooter knew each other, she said.

Equipment used by paramedics could be seen left behind at the scene in the street next to a truck.

Police did not provide the description of a potential shooter.

Officers investigate where a man was shot on G Street near Church Avenue in Fresno on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Officers investigate where a man was shot on G Street near Church Avenue in Fresno on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com
Officers investigate where a man was shot on G Street near Church Avenue in Fresno on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Officers investigate where a man was shot on G Street near Church Avenue in Fresno on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com

This story was originally published April 19, 2023 at 9:13 AM.

Thaddeus Miller
Merced Sun-Star
Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.
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