It was Wednesday morning around 10:30 a.m. when Fresno police were called about three suspects exhibiting threatening behavior and brandishing a weapon.
An alert was broadcast over police channels to watch for a colorful Mercedes with three occupants. It was not long before the vehicle was spotted, and several units joined in pursuit of the suspects.
The chase ended in a residential neighborhood when the driver stopped the vehicle. He and his two passengers bolted in multiple directions to elude authorities, and their escape appeared likely.
But within minutes police were notified that a nearby homeowner apprehended two of the suspects. He held them with a shotgun in his garage waiting for authorities to detain them. When they arrived, one was immediately taken into custody.
The second fled but was nabbed quickly in a nearby backyard.
The third suspect was found hiding close by. He did not want to surrender and resisted arrest, but the deployment of a K-9 officer quickly changed his mind and he was arrested.
The wife of the heroic homeowner who detained two of the suspects reported she watched the terrifying scenario unfold through a Ring camera. She recalled seeing her armed husband telling the two men they must leave as his wife and children were in the home.
The unidentified wife talked of the numerous tragic ways the scenario could have ended and was thankful that her husband was prepared to take necessary action.
One of the suspects was treated by paramedics at the scene. A handgun magazine was found in the suspects’ car but no gun was located.
