Fresno, CA…Today, suspect 39-year-old Kori Ali Muhammad shouted “Allahu Akbar” while being taken into custody in the shooting deaths of three men in Fresno. One death was the passenger in a PG&E truck. Mayor Lee Brand released the following statement in the aftermath of three people shot and killed in a shooting spree today in central Fresno:

“This is a sad day for us all. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. None of us can imagine what they must be going through. I am grateful for the quick and decisive response of our Police Department in preventing further senseless violence.

“If there were ways to prevent tragedies like this in the future, I would not hesitate in using them. Again, my heart goes out to the families that lost loved ones today.”