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Mass baseball bat attack sends several to hospital after road rage incident

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O'Keefe, R. (2026, September 26). Mass baseball bat attack sends several to hospital after road rage incident. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/baseball-bat-attack-sends-several-to-hospital-after-road-rage-incident/

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In Fresno, a road rage incident resulted in multiple people being injured by a baseball bat on Friday around 5:30 p.m. Seven individuals were hurt, three of whom required hospitalization for non-life-threatening injuries. The altercation occurred after an argument stemming from a traffic accident near the intersection of East Lewis Avenue and Fresno Street. Police are investigating but have not released further details about the incident or suspects involved.

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On Friday around 5:30 p.m., in the 2500 block of East Lewis Avenue in Fresno, California, a road rage incident escalated into a violent attack involving a baseball bat and sharp objects, sending seven people to hospitals. Three individuals sustained injuries severe enough to require hospitalization, while four others were treated at the scene for non-life-threatening wounds. According to Lt. James Rossetti of the Fresno Police Department, the altercation likely began due to an earlier traffic accident on the same street. The investigation into this violent incident is still ongoing.

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A bizarre fight involving a baseball bat sent multiple people to the hospital in Fresno after an argument about a traffic accident reportedly spiraled out of control. uncertain

argument → involve → control

The incident happened in the 2500 block of East Lewis Avenue, near Fresno Street on Friday around 5:30 p.m., according to the Fresno Bee. uncertain

incident → happen → Bee

Police said a person used a bat to strike several people, and another person was hit with a sharp object. asserted

person → say → object

Officers arrived on scene and found seven people injured, including the three who needed to be hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. asserted

who → arrive → injuries

The other four injured people remained on the scene. asserted

people → remain → scene

It’s unclear what started the argument or the exact circumstances of the fight. uncertain

what → ’ → fight

“It’s early in the investigation, but we believe it stemmed from an earlier traffic accident that occurred here at Lewis and Fresno,” Lt. James Rossetti told YourCentralValley. asserted

Rossetti → ’ → YourCentralValley

Police were seen hanging around the scene and taped off the area with yellow tape. asserted

Police → see → tape

At least one vehicle was seen with damage to its front left. asserted

vehicle → see → left

The investigation is ongoing, police said. asserted

police → say → ?

The baseball bat fight happened near Fresno’s Hammond neighborhood, north of the city’s downtown district. asserted

fight → happen → district

Fresno is located in Central California and is the state’s fifth-largest city. asserted

Fresno → locate → California

The California Post reached out to the Fresno Police Department for comment. asserted

Post → reach → comment

An Orange County grandmother was nearly beaten to death earlier this month by a young man whom she had invited into her home after he brutally assaulted her with a metal baseball bat as she slept. asserted

she → beat → bat

She survived the attack but was left with injuries including “a laceration to her forehead, cut eyebrow, swollen hands, and swollen orbital area to the point she was unable to clearly see.” asserted

she → survive → point

Mass baseball bat attack sends several to hospital after road rage incident

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