Crime

Fresno police: Man in critical condition after Tower District shooting

A man was hospitalized in critical condition late Saturday night after he was shot during an argument in the Tower District, Fresno police reported.

The shooting took place at 10:50 p.m. at the Circle K convenience store at Palm and Olive avenues. A police spokesman said the victim and another man were involved in an argument near the gasoline pumps. That’s when the the second man pulled out a handgun and fired at least one round at the victim. The gunman then fled in a car.

Investigators were on the scene for several hours looking for evidence and checking for video surveillance from the store’s cameras, said the spokesman.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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