Suspect Shot By Police In Citrus Heights Dies At Hospital

CITRUS HEIGHTS (CBS13) – The antheral changeable by a Citrus Heights constabulary serviceman Thursday nighttime has died, authorities say.

The incidental happened conscionable earlier 9 p.m. adjacent a Carl’s Jr. edifice successful the country of Antelope and Tupelo roads. Police accidental a telephone came successful of an intoxicated antheral with a gun.

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When officers arrived, they reportedly tried to speech with the antheral – who past pointed the weapon astatine an officer, a constabulary spokesperson said. The serviceman past fired, hitting the antheral an chartless fig of times.

The antheral was taken from the country successful an ambulance. Police accidental they recovered his gun.

#Breaking Citrus Heights constabulary corroborate officers changeable a fishy connected Antelope Road. No officers hurt. No details connected presumption of suspect. Witnesses accidental fishy taken distant successful ambulance. pic.twitter.com/AqWfzQO7p0

— stevelarge (@largesteven) January 14, 2022

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On Friday, authorities confirmed that the fishy had died.

At 1 time, determination were a twelve constabulary cars astatine the country of the incident, which was surrounded by constabulary tape. The enactment centered connected a walkway on Antelope Road wherever an EMS container could beryllium seen connected the ground.

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Witnesses astatine the country archer CBS13’s Steve Large that six shots were fired.

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