Share and speak up for justice, law & order... TULARE COUNTY, Calif. — A man accused of threatening people with a gun under the giant trees of Sequoia National Park in central California led police on a chase Friday and was wounded in a shootout that also injured an officer, authorities said. A California Highway Patrol officer was hit in the shoulder and was expected to survive her injuries, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect was struck in the upper torso and was in critical condition, KTLA reported. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks officers were called Friday morning about a man brandishing a gun and threatening others on the Big Trees Trail in the Giant Forest, the National Park Service said in a statement.