Authorities are investigating after someone shot at an officer in an unmarked police car Wednesday morning in West Sacramento, police said. An officer was driving northbound on Village Parkway near Davis Road in an unmarked police vehicle just before 7 a.m. when the shooting happened.Sgt. Eric Angle said an older red SUV with multiple people inside crossed paths with the officer's vehicle and someone in the back seat opened fire. One round hit the officer's vehicle, but the officer was not injured.Police don't know if the shooting was random or targeted. "We don't know yet. We're still conducting the preliminary investigation. So we don't know if it's just a random shooting or if they were targeting the officer," Angle said. Roads in the area have been closed while police search for the shooter.SWAT officers, K-9 officers and a police helicopter are assisting in the search. Roads could be closed around the shooting scene for several hours.Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police.No other details have been released. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.

Authorities are investigating after someone shot at an officer in an unmarked police car Wednesday morning in West Sacramento, police said.

An officer was driving northbound on Village Parkway near Davis Road in an unmarked police vehicle just before 7 a.m. when the shooting happened.




Sgt. Eric Angle said an older red SUV with multiple people inside crossed paths with the officer's vehicle and someone in the back seat opened fire. One round hit the officer's vehicle, but the officer was not injured.

Police don't know if the shooting was random or targeted.

"We don't know yet. We're still conducting the preliminary investigation. So we don't know if it's just a random shooting or if they were targeting the officer," Angle said.

Roads in the area have been closed while police search for the shooter.

SWAT officers, K-9 officers and a police helicopter are assisting in the search. Roads could be closed around the shooting scene for several hours.



Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police.

No other details have been released.

Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.

