A suspect was shot Saturday night during an exchange of gunfire with local deputies near Lemoore, Calif.’s Tachi Palace Casino Resort
The suspect, Timothy Jeff Jr., 37, of Lemoore, was in critical but stable condition at Fresno, Calif.’s Community Regional Medical Center over the weekend, the Fresno Bee newspaper reported.
The confrontation began when Jeff was holding a handgun while in an apparent dispute with a motorist in a casino parking lot, according to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office.
After a deputy arrived in the lot, Jeff ran to the intersection of 17th and Jersey avenues, where he allegedly shot the deputy. Jeff then tried to hide behind a car. Two more deputies arrived at the standoff and repeatedly shot Jeff.
When Jeff was apprehended, deputies seized his .32-caliber H&R Magnum handgun. No deputies were injured.
Deputies are likely to charge Jeff with attempted murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a gun, and other charges, the Bee reported.
The casino is a Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe property. It’s 38 miles south of Fresno, Calif.
The suspect, Timothy Jeff Jr., 37, of Lemoore, was in critical but stable condition at Fresno, Calif.’s Community Regional Medical Center over the weekend, the Fresno Bee newspaper reported.
The confrontation began when Jeff was holding a handgun while in an apparent dispute with a motorist in a casino parking lot, according to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office.
After a deputy arrived in the lot, Jeff ran to the intersection of 17th and Jersey avenues, where he allegedly shot the deputy. Jeff then tried to hide behind a car. Two more deputies arrived at the standoff and repeatedly shot Jeff.
When Jeff was apprehended, deputies seized his .32-caliber H&R Magnum handgun. No deputies were injured.
Deputies are likely to charge Jeff with attempted murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a gun, and other charges, the Bee reported.
The casino is a Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe property. It’s 38 miles south of Fresno, Calif.