[RT] Three coppers in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, 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, according to the sheriff.
The shooting occurred near Fulton Avenue and Auburn Boulevard in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento, California, KOVR reported.
Sheriff's office front man 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 hotel in the 2600 block of Auburn Boulevard.
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 front man.
The suspected shooter was tossed in the clink
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
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 front man confirmed.