Fresno, California — On Friday, December 23, 2022, officers from the Fresno Police Department responded to a disturbance between a man and a woman at the 7-Eleven in the 2300 block of South Chestnut Avenue. A caller stated a woman was hiding inside the store from her boyfriend, now identified as 37-year-old Michael Alvarez after claiming she had been assaulted. When police arrived on scene, Alvarez was seen parked right in front of the store. Two officers approached the car and gave Alvarez repeated commands to turn off his vehicle and exit the car. A third officer positioned his patrol car behind the suspect’s vehicle.
<p>Officials say he failed to follow the officers’ orders and abruptly put his car in reverse, backed up, and struck one of the officers as she stood next to the driver-side door. The second officer was also nearly struck by Alvarez’s vehicle and collided with the third officer’s patrol car while the officer was still seated inside. The officer told Alvarez to get out of the car. One of the officers warned Alvarez he will get shot if he didn’t stop. One of the officers, who was behind the man’s vehicle, fired multiple times and struck Alvarez once. 
</p><p>Alvarez also hit another vehicle that was occupied by a woman who was two months pregnant. That person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and was expected to make a full recovery. Alvarez was taken to a local hospital in critical but stable condition. Alvarez is charged with felony domestic violence, three counts of assault with a deadly weapon upon a peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon and violation of his post release community supervision. Police said Alvarez has a prior felony conviction for felony evading.
</p><p>Timestamps:
0:00 - 911 Call
1:20 - Bodycam: Officer #1 
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2:59 - Bodycam: Officer #2
Fresno PD
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