SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A California sheriff’s deputy was killed and another deputy was wounded in a shootout with a suspect who gunned down a K-9 dog before he was fatally shot, authorities.
Sacramento County Sheriff s deputy, K-9, and suspect dead following chase, shootout
The car chase ended outside Cal Expo s race track. Another deputy was injured, but is expected to survive. Author: Matthew Nuttle, KXTV Staff, Associated Press Published: 11:10 PM PST January 18, 2021 Updated: 5:27 PM PST January 19, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. A deputy with the Sacramento County Sheriff s Office and a sheriff s office K-9 are dead following a car chase Monday night that ended with a shooting outside the Cal Expo race track. The suspect who started the chase has also died.
Another deputy was shot and is recovering at UC Davis Medical Center.
In an emotional news conference around 1 a.m., Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones talked about the deputy who lost his life: a six-year veteran of the department. The officer was married and had a young child.
January 19, 2021
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A California Sheriff’s deputy and a K-9 officer were killed Monday after a chase ended in a shootout, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones told reporters at a briefing.
The shootout occurred near the California State Fairgrounds when the driver crashed and refused to exit his vehicle, CNN reported.
“One of the K-9 officers deployed a dog to the vehicle to try and assist getting the suspect out,” Jones said. “The suspect immediately shot and killed the K-9 unit and then immediately started firing on the officers.”
“There were a lot of shooting officers, there were a lot of shots fired “The crime scene investigators will want to do their best to try and account for each of the shots,” Jones said.