Suspect killed by CHP officers in north Sacramento County
A Sacramento County sheriff’s spokesman said a man is dead after he pointed a gun at police and was shot by two California Highway Patrol officers.
Sgt. Tony Turnbull said one officer saw the man walking with a gun in his hand Friday afternoon along a street near Interstate 80.
He said the man pointed the gun toward other officers as they arrived, ignoring their commands to drop the weapon.
Two CHP officers fired.
The man, in his 30s, was taken to a hospital, where he died. His name was not immediately released.
No one else was injured.
CHP Officer Chad Hertzell referred calls to the sheriff’s department, which is handling the investigation.
The officers are 20-year and 8-year CHP veterans.
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