Three Fresno County law enforcement officers were hospitalized Thursday after an arson suspect barricaded himself inside a trailer and shot at deputies and fire investigators serving an arrest warrant, authorities said.
Authorities arrived at the scene in the 18200 block of Kings Canyon Road in Minkler about 9:40 a.m. to serve the suspect and were met by gunfire, said Fresno County sheriff’s spokesman Chris Curtice. Minkler is about 20 miles east of Fresno.
Two deputies and a Reedley police officer, who arrived later, were shot. They were taken to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno. Authorities could not confirm whether a fourth law enforcement officer had also been taken to the hospital.
The suspect continued to exchange gunfire with law enforcement officers who had surrounded the trailer Thursday afternoon, authorities said. About 200 officers were on the scene, Curtice said.
— Amina Khan