California Vigilante Mistakenly Fires at Deputies During Burglary Pursuit

A man armed with an AR-15 shot at deputies in Stockton, mistaking them for burglary suspects after receiving a security alert.

• Deputies were responding to a security alarm at a Pick-N-Pull salvage yard in Stockton when they were fired upon.
• The homeowner's grandson, Richard Gonzales, 38, armed himself with an AR-15 and pursued what he thought were suspects in a golf cart.
• Gonzales fired two shots at the deputies, with one bullet striking a wall near where they took cover.
• The deputies were not injured and did not return fire; Gonzales was arrested without further incident.
• Gonzales faces charges including assault with a deadly weapon and possession of an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine.

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