CARMICHAEL, Calif. (AP) - A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy was wounded and a suspect was killed in a shootout in a shootout in Northern California, authorities said.
The 47-year-old deputy, a 15-year veteran of the department, suffered non life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized Saturday in serious but stable condition, Sgt. Kionna Rowe said in a statement.
The shooting occurred shortly after 8:15 p.m. in an apartment complex in Carmichael, about 10 miles northeast of downtown Sacramento. Rowe said deputies were checking on a car as part of their probe into a possible gang-related shooting when multiple shots were fired.
One suspect died at the scene and a second was taken into custody.
The sheriff’s office, joined by Sacramento police and the California Patrol, searched the area until about midnight for other suspects. Meanwhile, residents were urged to stay in their homes.
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