From KCRA News.
SACRAMENTO, CA - At least three California Highway Patrol officers have been shot by a heavily armed man and woman in Sacramento and Placer counties, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers are currently focusing their search in the Placer County area, near Auburn, after receiving reports of shots fired and the sighting of a truck sought in connection with the shooting of a Sacramento County deputy.
Authorities have been searching for a suspected gunman since 10:30 a.m., after the deputy was shot and and injured near a Motel 6 in Sacramento.
The suspect vehicle, a red 2002 Ford F-150 with license place 8J34411, with an ice chest in the back, is believed by the CHP to have been carjacked by the shooter after the Sacramento deputy was shot.
Police said there reports of shots fired in the area the truck was seen at about 12:20 p.m.
A man was seen driving the truck, described as being in his 30s and wearing a blue and black checkered shirt. A woman was later also seen in the vehicle.
The owner of the F-150 said the gunman approached him requesting his truck, and helped him unhitch a trailer before speeding away. The truck was reportedly taken close to an abandoned white Mustang, which was also reported as carjacked.
The condition of the shot deputy is currently unclear, according to officers. He was reportedly shot from inside a vehicle when the responded to a suspicious vehicle call.
Witnesses said they heard multiple shots fired and that a white vehicle sped away from the scene after the shooting.
SACRAMENTO, CA - At least three California Highway Patrol officers have been shot by a heavily armed man and woman in Sacramento and Placer counties, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers are currently focusing their search in the Placer County area, near Auburn, after receiving reports of shots fired and the sighting of a truck sought in connection with the shooting of a Sacramento County deputy.
Authorities have been searching for a suspected gunman since 10:30 a.m., after the deputy was shot and and injured near a Motel 6 in Sacramento.
The suspect vehicle, a red 2002 Ford F-150 with license place 8J34411, with an ice chest in the back, is believed by the CHP to have been carjacked by the shooter after the Sacramento deputy was shot.
Police said there reports of shots fired in the area the truck was seen at about 12:20 p.m.
A man was seen driving the truck, described as being in his 30s and wearing a blue and black checkered shirt. A woman was later also seen in the vehicle.
The owner of the F-150 said the gunman approached him requesting his truck, and helped him unhitch a trailer before speeding away. The truck was reportedly taken close to an abandoned white Mustang, which was also reported as carjacked.
The condition of the shot deputy is currently unclear, according to officers. He was reportedly shot from inside a vehicle when the responded to a suspicious vehicle call.
Witnesses said they heard multiple shots fired and that a white vehicle sped away from the scene after the shooting.