Bee Staff
A sprawling bar fight left one man shot in the leg, a security guard injured and two men in jail, according to a Sacramento Police Department crime report.
The incidents grew out of what apparently was a running fight inside and outside of the American Spirit Bar in the 3200 block of Northgate Boulevard shortly after midnight Thursday, according to the report.
Here's the chain of events as described by the report:
Two security guards inside the bar were unable to defuse a fight inside the bar and called for assistance from a guard in the parking lot.
The fight spilled outside the bar to the parking lot where one guard confronted and attempted to restrain one of the "main combatants."
The guard struck Richard Hernandez, 40, with a baton, knocking him to the ground. But as the guard was attempting to handcuff Hernandez, several people came to Hernandez' aid and assaulted the guard.
Eric Stockley, 32, allegedly grabbed another guard's can of pepper spray and sprayed the guard in the face.
"Fearing for his own safety because he was outnumbered by the crowd, bleeding from a wound to his face and now disabled by pepper spray to the face, the security guard drew his sidearm and fired one shot at Stockley," the report states. "The suspects immediately ceased their attack on the guard."
Stockley attempted to flee on foot but was caught. Hernandez fled in a vehicle but was stopped by responding Sacramento police officers at San Juan Road and Northgate.
The security guard suffered injuries to his face. Stockley suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and was transported to a hospital. Hernandez also was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Hernandez will face a charge of felony battery, the report states. Stockley was on parole and will face charges of being an ex-felon in possession of tear gas and use of tear gas when not for self defense purposes, the report states.
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