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05-08-2007, 07:14 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_re_us/fresno_shooting
FRESNO, Calif. - Police arrested a college student Tuesday suspected of opening fire in an off-campus apartment during a dispute over a video game console, killing one man and wounding two others.
Jonquel Brooks, 19, was taken into custody after a series of intense phone negotiations with police, his parents and an attorney, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.
Brooks, a freshman at California State University, Fresno, was arrested on suspicion of murder and assault with a deadly weapon following a manhunt by police and federal agents in the neighborhoods surrounding the university.
"The suspect had altered his appearance significantly," Dyer said. "He shaved his head and also changed his clothing apparently in an attempt to avoid being recognized."
The incident began when Brooks got into a confrontation with four men over a Sony PlayStation console shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, Dyer said.
One of the wounded men, returning home with a bloody bandage on his left shoulder, told The Associated Press that the dispute started when he and the other victims accused Brooks of stealing a Playstation console and game.
"The guy who shot us — he had stolen from our apartment. We went to confront him with the evidence and it just turned ugly from there. He pulled a gun out on us," said Drew Pfeiff, 22, of Raleigh, N.C. "People don't deserve to die for stupid stuff like this."
The gunman fired five or six times, grazing Pfeiff.
Police said the shooting occurred in Brooks' apartment but spilled into a hallway. Police said Brooks knew his alleged victims and they all lived in the same apartment complex, located just north of the Fresno State football stadium.
The Fresno County Coroner's Office identified the deceased victim as a Brant Daniels, 19, who had moved from the Los Angeles area to attend Fresno State but was not a current student.
Police identified the two wounded men as Fresno State student Roderick Buycks, 19, and Pfeiff, who police said is not enrolled at the university.
The two men were treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds and later released. It was unclear what happened to the fourth man involved in the fight.
School administrators opted not to cancel classes Tuesday at the 20,000-student university, in part because authorities were in contact with Brooks by telephone and knew he was not on campus, Dyer said.
Dyer said police received a call around 4 a.m. from Brooks' mother, who told officers her son was on the other line and wanted to negotiate his surrender. After hours of three-way conversations, Brooks arranged to turn himself in at 9 a.m. at Fresno police headquarters, where his father was waiting, but the suspect didn't appear.
Police eventually tracked Brooks to an apartment in southeast Fresno, about eight miles from where the shooting took place. After some negotiation Brooks surrendered without incident.
FRESNO, Calif. - Police arrested a college student Tuesday suspected of opening fire in an off-campus apartment during a dispute over a video game console, killing one man and wounding two others.
Jonquel Brooks, 19, was taken into custody after a series of intense phone negotiations with police, his parents and an attorney, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.
Brooks, a freshman at California State University, Fresno, was arrested on suspicion of murder and assault with a deadly weapon following a manhunt by police and federal agents in the neighborhoods surrounding the university.
"The suspect had altered his appearance significantly," Dyer said. "He shaved his head and also changed his clothing apparently in an attempt to avoid being recognized."
The incident began when Brooks got into a confrontation with four men over a Sony PlayStation console shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, Dyer said.
One of the wounded men, returning home with a bloody bandage on his left shoulder, told The Associated Press that the dispute started when he and the other victims accused Brooks of stealing a Playstation console and game.
"The guy who shot us — he had stolen from our apartment. We went to confront him with the evidence and it just turned ugly from there. He pulled a gun out on us," said Drew Pfeiff, 22, of Raleigh, N.C. "People don't deserve to die for stupid stuff like this."
The gunman fired five or six times, grazing Pfeiff.
Police said the shooting occurred in Brooks' apartment but spilled into a hallway. Police said Brooks knew his alleged victims and they all lived in the same apartment complex, located just north of the Fresno State football stadium.
The Fresno County Coroner's Office identified the deceased victim as a Brant Daniels, 19, who had moved from the Los Angeles area to attend Fresno State but was not a current student.
Police identified the two wounded men as Fresno State student Roderick Buycks, 19, and Pfeiff, who police said is not enrolled at the university.
The two men were treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds and later released. It was unclear what happened to the fourth man involved in the fight.
School administrators opted not to cancel classes Tuesday at the 20,000-student university, in part because authorities were in contact with Brooks by telephone and knew he was not on campus, Dyer said.
Dyer said police received a call around 4 a.m. from Brooks' mother, who told officers her son was on the other line and wanted to negotiate his surrender. After hours of three-way conversations, Brooks arranged to turn himself in at 9 a.m. at Fresno police headquarters, where his father was waiting, but the suspect didn't appear.
Police eventually tracked Brooks to an apartment in southeast Fresno, about eight miles from where the shooting took place. After some negotiation Brooks surrendered without incident.