Suspect shot by Fresno County deputy named as 24-year-old Santa Maria man

Suspect shot by Fresno County deputy named as 24-year-old Santa Maria man

NOTE: The video in this story is from an earlier report.

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The man who was shot by a deputy in Fresno County on Tuesday evening was not from Fresno County, according to the sheriff’s office.

On Wednesday, the sheriff’s office identified him as 24-year-old Juwan Priddie of Santa Maria.

24 year old Juwan Priddie of Santa Maria (image courtesy of the Fresno County Sheriff's Office)
24-year-old Juwan Priddie of Santa Maria (image courtesy of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office)

According to deputies, he remains in critical condition from gunshot wounds sustained after attacking a deputy and threatening two pairs of homeowners.

The first pair reported that he had broken into their home near Olive and Cornelia avenues around 6:30 p.m.

He was gone by the time deputies arrived, but while they were there, dispatch received calls from nearby Garfield and Shields avenues reporting a man threatening to kill a pair of homeowners.

Law enforcement arrived soon after, but they say the situation escalated into a physical fight. The deputy fired three shots, striking Priddie and ending the fight.

Juwan remains in the hospital; he has been electronically booked into jail with a bail of $100,000.

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