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| 3 officers shot in Sacramento, conditions unknown – sheriff | 3 officers shot in Sacramento, conditions unknown – sheriff |
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| Two suspects have yet to be detained, after three police officers in California were shot, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. Three other suspects, two women and a man, were detained after two high-speed chases. | |
| One sheriff's deputy and two California Highway Patrol officers were shot Wednesday, according to the sheriff. | One sheriff's deputy and two California Highway Patrol officers were shot Wednesday, according to the sheriff. |
| The shooting occurred at and near the Ramada Inn hotel in the 2600 block of Auburn Boulevard, near Fulton Avenue in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento, California, KOVR reported. Multiple suspects have been detained, but more have yet to be taken in by police. | |
| Multiple law enforcement agencies continue to have a large presence at the hotel and are clearing it of potential threats, floor by floor. | |
| 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. That vehicle fled, leading police on a high-speed chase into Elk Grove, where the women were arrested. | |
| Additional officers served a search warrant on a room at the Ramada Inn, where 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 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |