UPDATE: Suspect is in custody.
TOLLHOUSE, CA (KMJ) – A dispute over property lines leads to the injury of a Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy in Tollhouse.
Spokesman Tony Botti says it happened in the area of Quail Mountain Lane and Hidden Hollow Lane.
Sheriff Margaret Mims says they got a call of shots fired before noon, Tuesday.
Deputies responded and starting taking fire volley.
49-year old Deputy Sheriff John Ericson was shot in the back of his leg.
He suffered a broken leg but never lost consciousness.
He was evacuated for almost an hour – carried by other deputies out of a remote area, then flown to hospital to undergo surgery.
At 12:45 the Deputy injured arrived at CRMC.
Sheriff Mims says they have not released the name of the person who fired the rifle.
Click to listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern:
