Officers open fire on armed suspect after chase in Atwater

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- An investigation is underway after Atwater police opened fire on a suspect on Wednesday.

The Merced County Sheriff's Office says Atwater police had tried to pull over a suspect after an altercation in Winton.

Deputies say the suspect refused to stop, leading to a short chase.

The chase ended after the suspect got out of the vehicle and went into a home near Pearless and Orchard Park Avenue.

Investigators say the driver came out of the home with a gun.

Officers fired at the suspect but missed him.

The suspect was hit with bean bag rounds fired by a deputy and taken into custody.

He was taken to the hospital and will later be booked into the Merced County Jail.

Nobody else was injured in the shooting.