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| Three police officers in California have been shot, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. Three suspects, two women and a man, were detained after a high-speed chase. | Three police officers in California have been shot, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. Three suspects, two women and a man, were detained after a high-speed chase. |
| One sheriff's deputy and two California Highway Patrol officers were shot Wednesday, according to the sheriff. | |
| The shooting occurred near Fulton Avenue and Auburn Boulevard in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento, California, KOVR reported. Multiple suspects have been detained, but police activity continues at the Ramada Inn hotel in the 2600 block of Auburn Boulevard. | |
| Sheriff's office spokesman Tony Turnbull told the local news channel that the sheriff's Auto Theft Task Force witnessed two women in the area get into a stolen vehicle at about 8am. Officers followed that vehicle to Elk Grove and detained the women, while additional officers served a search warrant at the Ramada Inn. | |
| A suspect with a high-powered rifle reportedly opened fire on multiple officers from behind a hotel room door. Two CHP officers were shot first, before a sheriff's deputy was hit in the back of the hotel, from a room balcony, according to the sheriff's spokesman. | |
| The suspected shooter was arrested after leading Sacramento law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit in a gray Dodge Challenger, which crashed around 1pm near El Camino Avenue and Millrace Road, officials told KCRA. | |
| The suspected shooter was shot by law enforcement at the crash site, the sheriff's spokesman confirmed. | |
| Witness Nick Cruz, who was staying at the hotel, told KCRA that he heard gunshots and saw a woman holding what looked to be an AK-47. | |
| KCRA reported at least four people were detained in connection to the shooting, according to the California Highway Patrol. | |
| A helicopter over the area told residents to shelter in place and report suspicious activity, while the nearby El Camino Fundamental High School and Arcade Middle School also went into lockdown, following the shooting, KCRA reported. | |
| Ramps to the Capital City Freeway from Fulton Avenue were closed by the state's Department of Transportation. | Ramps to the Capital City Freeway from Fulton Avenue were closed by the state's Department of Transportation. |