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Fresno road rage attack leaves seven injured
A violent road rage incident in Fresno, California, left seven people injured on Friday afternoon. The confrontation, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of East Lewis Avenue near the Hammond neighborhood, reportedly stemmed from a traffic accident.
According to the Fresno Police Department, one assailant used a baseball bat to strike multiple victims, while another attacker used a sharp object. Of the seven people injured, three were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, while four others were treated on-site and declined further medical transport.
Investigators noted damage to at least one vehicle at the scene. Lt. James Rossetti stated that while the investigation is in its early stages, authorities believe the melee was triggered by an earlier traffic collision. No suspects have been named and no arrests have been announced as detectives continue to reconstruct the sequence of events.