Ruben Maya, 37
Fresno, California
July 21, 2018
Agencies: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office California | Fresno Police Department California
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Overview 
Fresno Police said 37-year-old Ruben Maya was found pointing a rifle at visitors staying at The Parkway Inn -- that's when the almost hour and a half stand-off began.
Police said throughout the stand-off Maya shot at police officers over 50 times with a rifle from one of the rooms. In return police stayed back and within that time only shot three rounds.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said if the officers didn't use such restraint this situation easily could have been much worse.
Caution tape outlined a perimeter around the motel Friday night after police responded to multiple calls that said a man was armed with a rifle aiming it at residents staying at the motel.
When police arrived 37-year-old Ruben Maya was armed and in his room. They said he appeared to be angry and upset yelling profanities. After police tried to verbally calm him down and get him to come out:
Additional Resources:
- https://abc30.com/police-in-standoff-with-suspect-who-fired-shots-from-motel-room/3798047/ added August 27, 2018 16:30
- http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1168941 added August 27, 2018 16:30
- https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article215284285.html added August 27, 2018 16:30
- https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-fired-at-police-50-times/1318673995 added August 14, 2018 21:13