Fresno State Shooting Suspect In Custody

Student Allegedly Killed One Man, Wounded Two In Dispute Over Video Game System

(AP)  Police arrested a college student Tuesday suspected of opening fire at an apartment during a dispute over a video game console, killing one man and wounding two others.

Jonquel Brooks, 19, was taken into custody after a series of intense phone negotiations with police, his parents and an attorney, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.

Police said the shooting across a street from Fresno State University's stadium broke out during a confrontation with four men over a PlayStation game console late Monday.

Brooks, who was majoring in criminology at Fresno State, was arrested after police and federal agents launched a manhunt for him. Investigators initially believed he was still inside the apartment complex where the shooting occurred, but then expanded the search to other parts of Fresno.

"The suspect had altered his appearance significantly," Dyer said. "He shaved his head and also changed his clothing apparently in an attempt to avoid being recognized."

The Fresno County Coroner's Office identified the deceased victim as a Brant Daniels, 19, who had moved from the Los Angeles area to attend Fresno State but was not a current student.

Police identified the two wounded men as Fresno State student Roderick Buycks, 19, and Drew Pfeiff, 22, who is not enrolled at the university.

"The guy who shot us — he had stolen from our apartment. We went to confront him with the evidence and it just turned ugly from there. He pulled a gun out on us," said Pfeiff. Brooks fired five or six times, grazing Pfeiff, he said.

"People don't deserve to die for stupid stuff like this," Pfeiff said.

Fresno State freshman Meosha Chase, 19, said she was Brooks' ex-girlfriend and described him as a "fine, normal, goofy, silly" teen who wanted to be a parole officer.

Residents of the apartment complex were evacuated to the campus cafeteria. The campus, which has about 20,000 students, remained open, said Tom Uribe, a university spokesman.

"We were assured by the police that the campus was safe, and we're waiting to hear more," he said.

Fresno State students were never in danger because police were in contact with the gunman and knew he was not on campus, Dyer said.

Police were searching for evidence, including the gun, at six apartments at University Village Apartments.

"This is not another Virginia Tech," police spokesman Jeff Cardinale said, in reference to last month's university shooting in which 33 people died, including the gunman. "This is simply a dispute between one person and a group of individuals."

[wildtongue]

***..is really going on???

[lawandorder6]

Keep let these people buy "GUNS". It is there right. All you DUMB A_Ss agree, right? NRA, and the rest of you F--ing DumB a-ss. Next you will just give these people guns. Lets make it easy on them.

[aldente4u]

I live in Fresno County have have not heard about the shoot on any local news or through local internet news links. I learn about a shooting so close to home from 400 miles away. What a joke.

[muserated]

It is very heartbreaking to hear that another person had to take an innocent person's life. My fiancee goes to CSU Fresno and when I heard about this I started to freak out. Recently, at my school there has been two shootings (one in a apartment complex near campus and another at a night club). It seems that there isn't any place safe these days...

[yourpointis]

This is just God-Aweful CRAZINESS!!!!! Geeze, you people against handguns going to protect yourself with your WonderWoman wristbands?? I'm seriously thinking about getting a handgun permit. Seriously.......Ya'll do what you want......

[prouduscitiz]

lawandorder6 it is people like you that blow steam that does not need guns. If they choose to take our guns so we cannot protect our families the only ones who will have them are criminals and hot heads like you. If we would put God back in our homes and schools our Nation would not have this problem. God Bless!!!

[bogusbones]

I am amazed that the reaction of many to these shootings is to go out and get a gun for protection. If we'd enact and enforce tough gun control laws on a national basis, these "incidents" would be reduced dramatically.

The more people that have guns the higher the chance of gun abuse which in turn begets these violent activities. Please use your energy to reduce the number of guns in the public sector.

[sevenveils]

If we would put God back in our homes and schools our Nation would not have this problem. God Bless!!! - prouduscitiz

Iraq has God in their homes and schools and that seems to be a major reason for violence.

[gunownerdan]

Criminals prefer defenseless victims.
Self defense is the most basic of human rights!
http://www.a-human-right.com

[surfinator]

prouduscitiz You are absolutely right! Folks, listen to what this person said. Don't give up any more of your rights. I have a gun. I know how to use it and I've not went ballistic and shot anyone, nor do I intend to harm any innocent person. What I do intend to do is protect myself and my family. You all can sit there humped up like a crying baby begging for your life with one of these criminals, but they're going to shoot you anyway. If you don't stand up for yourself and your family, who do you think is going to? You'll be dead before some social worker can come and "talk" somebody out of killing you. Talk about DumBa$$e$!!!!

[gunownerdan]

lawandorder6, when tragedy strikes and the police are overwhelmed, nothing can preserve law and order like responsible armed civilians.
The police are not required to protect you or anyone else and if something major happens, law enforcement will be concerned with THEMSELVES.
That's why it is called SELF DEFENSE - only you can defend yourself.
In America it is your right(and duty) to be your own bodyguard.

[davescuda]

Ok, now lawandorder6, you obviously have anger management problems or you simply don't have anything between your ears. We don't know anything about the suspect or his motive. We don't know if he purchased the gun legally or illegally, was given the gun as a present or if he stole the gun. Therefore you have no justification for your 1236 (that's a timeframe for your comment), referring to those of us who legally own guns and are mentally/morally stable enough to possess them. Hopefully, these first reports are correct and there is one shooter and the authorities are in control. Pray for the dead and wounded otherwise, keep your tempered remarks to yourself, if you can. I can't wait to hear your response.

[kindrox]

We know this clown did not buy the gun legally because you have to be 21 to buy a handgun and I doubt he pulled a rifle from out of his pants.

[kindrox]

bogusbones,

What about the gun control law that says you have to be 21 to buy a gun? Obviously this guy did not get it legally so your gun control law solution has has already failed!

[lawandorder6]

davescuda: my response is, You love guns and people are tired of the same BS from you and people like you. Every time someone does not agree with you, you say the same thing, don't know whay is going on, you have a tempered, you always have something to say that you hope will make you right. Will I was told along time ago, you can'y win are even get head to head with a dumb a--s. So good by I don't care to wast my time on one way people. Which you are. It's your gun are to h--l with it. Like I said before you know what to do with your gun. You can't miss if you put it where I said too.

[navyretired2]

How about we put the blame where it belongs...on the moron that pulled the trigger!!

Its not the NRA's fault, or your fault, or mine...its the jackazz that did it. It happens...get over it. 'Tis a very imperfect world we live in...accept it.

[kindrox]

When is the last time CBS news ran a story of ordinary people defending themselves with guns? Why is it that every time a gun is used in a crime it is front page news, but defending yourself with a gun does not make national news at all?

Why not run national stories about these people (all from the last few days):

Purchase of gun ends thefts at area store
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/opinion/ci_5829637

Home Invasion Robbery Foiled By Residents
http://www.10news.com/news/13266616/detail.html?rss=sand&psp=news

Gun-toting grocery clerk fires twice at armed robber
http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/17798.html

Is it any wonder ignorant people are against guns when all they see are stories about criminals using them????

[kindrox]

lawandorder6, you are the reason many people are buying weapons. Several people do not agree with you and are doing so peacefully. You are advocating violence against the people you do not agree with. You boil down to a cheap bully.

I fully expect that in real life people like you act the same way, and regretfully it is necessary for the populace to have the means to defend against bullies. Don%u2019t come to Texas, about 300,000 people have the means to deal with you when you get violent.

[jimibear]

"If we would put God back in our homes and schools our Nation would not have this problem. God Bless!!! - prouduscitiz

Iraq has God in their homes and schools and that seems to be a major reason for violence.
Posted by Sevenveils at 01:15 PM : May 08, 2007
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Excellent, sevenveils. I usually agree with your posts, and this one in particular.

God is an imaginary friend for grownups.

[hrdstonewall]

Is it any wonder ignorant people are against guns when all they see are stories about criminals using them????
Posted by kindrox at 02:16 PM : May 08, 2007

Well said, K. I could not agree more.

[navyretired2]

"davescuda: my response is, You love guns and people are tired of the same BS from you and people like you. Every time someone does not agree with you, you say the same thing, don't know whay is going on, you have a tempered, you always have something to say that you hope will make you right. Will I was told along time ago, you can'y win are even get head to head with a dumb a--s. So good by I don't care to wast my time on one way people. Which you are. It's your gun are to h--l with it. Like I said before you know what to do with your gun. You can't miss if you put it where I said too."

I'm not normally a grammar nazi, but SHEESH dude you have serious gall calling somebody else "dumb."

[jimibear]

It's an interesting point that you mention, about the "positive" uses of guns not being reported. Certainly, the news media in general is short on reporting good news, but that's really mostly catering to human nature, unfortunately. As Don Henley said, "It's interesting when people die".


Did you ever consider, though: Could it possibly be that the incidences of guns being used in crimes so drastically outweigh the instances in which they prevent a crime that those stories just get overwhelmed? Maybe guns really DO harm a lot more than they help. After all, they are made to kill, basically.

[fiteit1]

What if he had pulled a knife? do we band knives? suddenly the US is an airport? (not allowed to own a pair of scissors) and we loose all our rights in the name of safety. We are constantly having our rights eroded by , terrorist, whack job students, over stepping politicians, right to lifers, gun control loons, domestic abusers and tree huggers. They all have something in common, their self absorbed and their the minority. When we loose our right to protect ourselves from them the minority is then in control.

[navyretired2]

"Did you ever consider, though: Could it possibly be that the incidences of guns being used in crimes so drastically outweigh the instances in which they prevent a crime that those stories just get overwhelmed? Maybe guns really DO harm a lot more than they help. After all, they are made to kill, basically."

I'm sure they HIGHLY outweigh the "good" instances where guns are used to protect. Which further lends to the point, criminals will have guns, whether they get them legally or not. Its not the family guy with a gun cabinet full of hunting rifles you gotta worry about (a majority of the time anyway...I wouldn't recommend breaking into his house).

[kindrox]

Jimi, since I have read these forums for a while I know you will ignore this and choose to remain a fool, but for everyone else . . .

There are about 8,000 homicides from guns, excluding suicides. This includes all police shootings AND all self-defense homicides.

Most (about 65 percent) non-suicide homicides are criminals killing criminals, so there are really only about 2800 *honest* homicides, again including all police shootings AND all self-defense homicides.

An FBI study (Jounal of Criminal Law and Criminology) in 1995 found that private citizens used guns about 2,500,000 million time each year, or about 5000 times a day, to defend themselves. The vast majority of the 5000 don%u2019t result in a shot being fired, as criminals decide to be somewhere else.

You always end up leaving once forced to face facts, so you can leave now.

[kindrox]

Jimi, since I have read these forums for a while I know you will ignore this and choose to remain a fool, but for everyone else . . .

There are about 8,000 homicides from guns, excluding suicides. This includes all police shootings AND all self-defense homicides.

Most (about 65 percent) non-suicide homicides are criminals killing criminals, so there are really only about 2800 *honest* homicides, again including all police shootings AND all self-defense homicides.

An FBI study (Jounal of Criminal Law and Criminology) in 1995 found that private citizens used guns about 2,500,000 million time each year, or about 5000 times a day, to defend themselves. The vast majority of the 5000 don%u2019t result in a shot being fired, as criminals decide to be somewhere else.

You always end up leaving once forced to face facts, so you can leave now.

[rongee11]

Just a "fine, normal, goofy, silly" kinda guy. Wants to be a parole officer. He has a better chance of being on parole, if he doesn't get shot or, God forbid, executed by the State of California.

[kindrox]

Jimi, since I have read these forums for a while I know you will ignore this and choose to remain a fool, but for everyone else . . .

There are about 8,000 homicides from guns, excluding suicides. This includes all police shootings AND all self-defense homicides.

Most (about 65 percent) non-suicide homicides are criminals killing criminals, so there are really only about 2800 *honest* homicides, again including all police shootings AND all self-defense homicides.

An FBI study (Jounal of Criminal Law and Criminology) in 1995 found that private citizens used guns about 2,500,000 million time each year, or about 5000 times a day, to defend themselves. The vast majority of the 5000 don%u2019t result in a shot being fired, as criminals decide to be somewhere else.

You always end up leaving once forced to face facts, so you can leave now.

[hazelknows]

Face the facts, there is too much money involved with the manufacturing and selling of guns and the NRA has way, way too much influence with our government. I don't like'm I don't buy'm, but that's me. So lets not get into panic mode.
As far as the weapon, this student was majoring in criminology, perhaps going into law enforcement, his parents or maybe a relative might of purchase this weapon, seeing how he is under age.

[kindrox]

The *power* of the NRA always amuses me. They get their power from one $20 membership at a time, times millions of members. As opposed to the gun control groups that get thier power millions at a from mega donations, and have a few dozen members.

Which one sounds more *representative* of the people? I will take *NRA* for $2000 Alex. Gun manufacturing is a best about a two billion dollar business, compared to say the 142 billion dollar fast food business.

How is it that a two billion dollar industry *owns* our goverment, yet is about .0003% of the economy? Maybe because the majority of the people are not as dumb as gun control nuts? Could it be????

[retmilspouse]

Hey bogusbones,
Bogus argument! It has been proven time and again that if guns are outlawed only the criminals will have them. Get a grip. If you want to live that kind of a fantasy life go ahead. For me I will honor the Lord and keep my handgun loaded.

[retmilspouse]

Sevenveils,
Thats what a radical group does with God. You cannot judge the rest of the God fearing people in the world by those lunatics standards.

[retmilspouse]

jimibear.
Because the MSM does not want those stories to be told. It wouldn't do any good for their anti handgun agenda. And yes you are right they are basically made to kill, only as a last resort should that option be used. Responsible gun owners know, teach and use that option.

[michellem99-2009]

This has nothing to do with guns in this story. IT is others failing to do the right thing. This what I learnt from the story is,
1. they acted like small children
2the parents failed in their duties in bringing them up properly
3 their parents allowed them to run wild at home so the parents will know ask WHY
4 as they were growing up were taught no social skills
5 the parents were rasised the same by their parents
6 you don't take a gun or thing to attack them.
No item is worth dying over. As an older person I don't understand the fight over a game console. We didn't fight over what is not ours. When we were children and we'd fight over a toy, our parents would put a stop to it and take the item away until we learnt not to fight over iy. It worked. I am 52.

[lawandorder6]

kindrox, Another one talking about something he knows nothing about. I have been in Texas, and I met a lot of real good people. I know you where not one of them. I do Not advocating violence against the people, you do with your dumb gun. You do not agree with any one who does not see it your way. You are the cheap bully, with his gun to shoot are kill some one. I don't need a gun. I do not have a gun. I will never have a gun, because I will never need agun.

[kindrox]

In a way, thank god this fool won't become a police officer. How many stories of major police misconduct have we read in the last seven days?

As bad as what he did is, as a police officer he would be doing this and worse with a badge and police union standing squarly behind him.

In fact I am shocked that the *back the blue* nuts are not on here telling us how this is just an *error* that any Crim J major could make.

[lawandorder6]

kindrox, Another one talking about something he knows nothing about. I have been in Texas, and I met a lot of real good people. I know you where not one of them. I do Not advocating violence against the people, you do with your dumb gun. You do not agree with any one who does not see it your way. You are the cheap bully, with his gun to shoot are kill some one. I don't need a gun. I do not have a gun. I will never have a gun, because I will never need a gun. As for NavyRetired2, you must be a frind of kindrox. We all know why you are not in the Navy.

[kindrox]

lawandorder6,

Whatever dude. Go around wishing death violence on the people you don't agree with and then claim you are the *nice person*. Nice to see inmates have internet access nowdays.

[kindrox]

It is obvious from you writing and logic skills that you do not have a gun because your mommy will not raise your allowance. Barny is on in 8 minutes, go watch TV.

[lawandorder6]

All I can sat is in the last 2, 3 weeks we see why people have guns. They can't deal with dat to day life, so they must kill and cause paine to others. We know why you have a gun, it is the only way you can deal with things.

[antoniof123]

Did anyone of you actually read this part "Student Allegedly Killed One Man, Wounded Two In Dispute Over Video Game System", This was over a game.

[lawandorder6]

To bad you need a gun to deal with things. Thats what has beed going on the last 2,3 weeks. People can't deal with every day life, so they get a gun and shot people. To bad you are one of these people.

[ajouglard]

My father-in-Law was Murdered over a couple of bucks he was a cab driver. He did not do anything to hurt anyone and a 16 year old and 18 year old killed him my family hurts it has only been 4 months since we lost him. I know the family will hurt for a long time I feel your pain. I prey for you. If only people could get jobs and a hobby and stop killing people over stupid things the world be better.

[gunnerone2]

I think this guys career in Crimial Justice is at a dead end. Good thing. To get this angry over something as dumb as a playstation show a lack of control. If he would kill someone over that, what would he have done if he was wearing a badge. I am glad we won't find out.

[lawandorder6]

patsy2007 you are right. I am sorry. I should hve never got so low as this low life did. I was not thinking of all the nice people out here. I wish low life like him would live out of the USA.

[kindrox]

You gotta love lawandorder6 running around telling people that THEY have problems!

[ajouglard]

My father-in-Law was Murdered over a couple of bucks he was a cab driver. He did not do anything to hurt anyone and a 16 year old and 18 year old killed him my family hurts it has only been 4 months since we lost him. I know the family will hurt for a long time I feel your pain. I prey for you. If only people could get jobs and a hobby and stop killing people over stupid things the world be better.

[kindrox]

Come lawandorder6 keep selling us your gun control because I bet everybody is DYING to be just like you.

[lawandorder6]

kindrox, I hope you are not one. I don't need frinds like you.

[generey]

Just a thought. IF "gun control" were expanded to include the U.S. gov't and military, do ya realize how many more people would live? What we need here is control of government, not guns.