2 Sacramento police officers shot; suspect dead, PD says Officers shot in chest, leg in south Sacramento, officials say

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Two Sacramento police officers are expected to survive after they were shot Thursday in south Sacramento, and the shooting suspect was killed by officers, the police department said.

The shooting happened about 11 a.m. in the 3300 block of 27th Avenue, near Franklin Boulevard and a block away from the Sacramento Police Department main office, as police were trying to stop a vehicle that was being driven by a man wanted in connection with a double homicide, Sgt. Bryce Heinlein said.

The two officers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, Sacramento police said. One officer was shot in the chest, but the bullet ricocheted off because he was wearing a bullet-proof vest. The other officer was hit in the leg, officials said. Both are expected to survive.

The incident began when a Sacramento police POD captured a vehicle that known to be connected to a man wanted in a double on Sept. 1, Heinlein said.

Officers caught up with the vehicle and tried to pull over the driver. He initially appeared to be compliant and pulled to the side of the road, throwing his keys out the window, Heinlein said.

Moments later, the suspect got out of his vehicle and started shooting at police, hitting two officers, Heinlein said.

Officers returned fire, hitting and killing the suspect. His identity has not been released.

Several roads are shut down in the area due to the investigation.

The suspect was wanted in the deaths of two women who were found dead Friday night at a home in the 1400 block of Janrick Avenue. The bodies were found during a carbon monoxide alarm call, but their deaths were deemed suspicious, police said.

No additional details have been released.