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Suspect Shot Trying to Steal Marijuana
Reported by: Tony Botti
Email: [email protected]
Last Update: 1:56 pm
An attempted marijuana heist turned violent early Wednesday morning and the suspect is clinging to life after a homeowner shot him in the head.
Fresno Police say the suspects were trying to steal marijuana that was being grown at a home on Belmont Avenue, across from Roeding Park in Fresno.
The suspects were confronted by the homeowner who fired a shot out a side window and hit a 40-year-old man in the head.
A woman in the suspect’s truck got out and flagged down a passing garbage truck and had the driver call for help. Police have that woman in custody but believe there were 3 or 4 others in the truck that ran away following the shooting.
It’s unknown at this time if the pot is a legal marijuana grow but there are hundreds of plants.
The owner of a nearby floral shop does not care if it’s legal or not, she says it’s like leaving a bowl of candy in front of a bunch of kids. Donna Brown said, “I don’t think they should be allowed to grow it like that in the neighborhood like this. I mean this neighborhood’s full of people and kids and what do you think they’re going to do? They’re going to try to pick it.”
Police believe there may have been 3 or 4 other suspects inside the truck, which was left at Roeding Park following the shooting.
The homeowner was being detained by police at the time of this story but was not under arrest at that point.
Stay with CBS47 for updates on this developing story.
Reported by: Tony Botti
Email: [email protected]
Last Update: 1:56 pm
An attempted marijuana heist turned violent early Wednesday morning and the suspect is clinging to life after a homeowner shot him in the head.
Fresno Police say the suspects were trying to steal marijuana that was being grown at a home on Belmont Avenue, across from Roeding Park in Fresno.
The suspects were confronted by the homeowner who fired a shot out a side window and hit a 40-year-old man in the head.
A woman in the suspect’s truck got out and flagged down a passing garbage truck and had the driver call for help. Police have that woman in custody but believe there were 3 or 4 others in the truck that ran away following the shooting.
It’s unknown at this time if the pot is a legal marijuana grow but there are hundreds of plants.
The owner of a nearby floral shop does not care if it’s legal or not, she says it’s like leaving a bowl of candy in front of a bunch of kids. Donna Brown said, “I don’t think they should be allowed to grow it like that in the neighborhood like this. I mean this neighborhood’s full of people and kids and what do you think they’re going to do? They’re going to try to pick it.”
Police believe there may have been 3 or 4 other suspects inside the truck, which was left at Roeding Park following the shooting.
The homeowner was being detained by police at the time of this story but was not under arrest at that point.
Stay with CBS47 for updates on this developing story.
