CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two of the three suspects have been identified in an armed robbery in Clovis that led to a chase throughout Fresno County.
The Clovis Police Department took 20-year-old Jose Mitra Barrios, 18-year-old Abel Sanchez Martinez and a juvenile into custody.
They are still searching for a fourth suspect.
Police say the group used guns to rob two people they knew in the parking lot of the Target near the Sierra Vista Mall.
After the suspects left the scene, officers were able to catch up to them and tried pulling them over, which turned into a chase that lasted over 20 miles.
The three suspects were arrested after their car crashed near Kerman.
Fresno Police also assisted with the chase.
Authorities found two loaded guns inside the car.
The suspects are facing charges of armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and evading officers.
The two adults were booked into the Fresno County Jail. The juvenile was booked into a juvenile facility.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.
