February 6, 2022 - The Tulare County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) reports on Wednesday, February 3, 2022, TCSO Deputies were called to a shooting at a home in the 20600 block of Road 204 in Lindsay.

When they arrived, they found a pregnant woman who had been shot in her torso. She was taken to a local hospital for emergency medical care and has since been released.

Detectives took over the investigation and learned the victim had been in a verbal argument with her husband, Antonio Salas,42, when he shot her. At the time of the shooting, she was holding her one-year-old son. Luckily, her son and unborn baby were not harmed.

Antonio Salas ran away from the home after the shooting, but was later found and arrested by TCSO Deputies and is being held on $500,000. bail. The gun used in the shooting was recovered from the scene. Mr. Salas faces charges of Attempted Murder, Child Endangerment, Corporal Injury to a Spouse and Receiving Stolen Property.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Detective Robby Hebrard or Sergeant Demico Holguin with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218, or they can remain anonymous by calling or texting (559) 725-4194 or through email at tcso@tipnow.com.

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Source: Tulare County Sheriff's Office