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Deputy, K-9 and suspect killed in shootout on Cal Expo grounds, Sacramento County sheriff says
Jan 19, 2021
A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy and a K-9 officer died after a shootout on Cal Expo grounds with a chase suspect who was also killed, Sheriff Scott Jones said early Tuesday morning.
Around 10 p.m. Monday, deputies tried pulling over a driver, who the sheriff said was a parolee, at Arden Way near Morse Avenue. The driver initially stopped, but then took off in his vehicle — prompting a chase, the sheriff said. The suspect eventually crashed his car, ending the chase on the Cal Expo grounds near the horse track.
The sheriff said the suspect refused to comply with commands to roll down his windows or exit his vehicle.
Deputies and backup officers then devised a plan, Jones said, to deploy less-lethal force and shot out the suspect's back window, but the suspect still did not comply with commands to surrender.
At that point, deputies deployed a K-9, and the suspect immediately opened fire, killing the dog. The suspect then continued firing shots at deputies, Jones said.
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