A Lemur man is in serious but stable condition after a shootout with deputies near a casino south of Lemur, according to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office.
Timothy Jeffs Jr., 37, was allegedly pointing a handgun at a driver in the Tachi Palace Casino Resort parking lot just after 10 p.m. Saturday, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Nate Ferrier.
A deputy arrived and said he confronted Jeff, who ran toward the nearby 17th and Jersey Avenue intersection. As the deputy gave chase, Jeffs reportedly fired at least one shot but missed the deputy. Ferrier told The Bee that when he reached the intersection in front of the Yokuts gas station, Jeffs attempted to hide behind a vehicle that had stopped at the roundabout.
Just then two more sheriff’s deputies arrive, confront Jeff, and shoot him. “It all happened very quickly,” Ferrier said.
Deputies said they recovered a .32-caliber H&R Magnum handgun.
Jeff was taken to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno for treatment. Ferrier said that once Jeffs is released from the hospital, he could be booked on suspicion of attempted murder, convicted felony possession of a firearm and other charges.