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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN
2 California Deputies Killed in Shooting Spree, 1 Officer Shot/Wounded, 1 Civilian Shot/Wounded
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RIP Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy Danny Oliver (left) and Placer County Sheriff's Homicide Detective Michael David Davis Jr.

The deadly chain of events began around 10:30 a.m. Friday when Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Danny Oliver, 47, was shot in the forehead with an assault rifle at close range as he checked out a suspicious car in a Motel 6 parking lot, authorities said. Oliver, 47, was the first county deputy killed since 2008. The 15-year veteran left a wife and two daughters.

A man and a woman sped off in the suspicious car, then drove about a mile where the couple tried to carjack a driver and shot him in the head when he refused to give up his keys, authorities said. The carjacked driver, Anthony Holmes, 38, of Sacramento, was listed in serious condition at a hospital Friday night, the Sacramento Bee reported

The attackers then stole another car and finally took a red Ford pickup from Jose Cruz, who was gardening outside a client's house in Sacramento. Cruz told the Bee that a man in a white Ford Mustang convertible told him: "I need a favor." "What's the favor?" Cruz asked. "Your keys," the man said. "Hurry up, because they're chasing me...I don't want to hurt you."

The couple then fled to neighboring Placer County, about 30 miles north of Sacramento, authorities said. In Auburn, the truck briefly pulled over to the side of a road and two Placer County deputies spotted it and approached. The gunman shot them.

Homicide Detective Michael David Davis Jr., 42, died at a hospital - 26 years to the day after his father, for whom he was named, died in the line of duty as a Riverside County deputy sheriff in Southern California. Davis was a 15-year veteran of the department and a father of four.

The wounded deputy, Jeff Davis, is a 17-year veteran who was shot in the arm. He was released after treatment at a hospital.

Dozens of deputies flooded the area but the gunman fled into a neighborhood near a high school and ran into a home. Police finally used tear gas to flush the gunman from the basement of the home, witnesses said.

The long manhunt involved hundreds of officers from multiple agencies backed by search dogs, helicopters and armored vehicles. Residents nearby were told to stay indoors, and schools were locked down during the search.

Marcelo Marquez, 34, was arrested just before 4 p.m. at a home in Auburn after leading officers on a wild six-hour chase. Marquez is from Salt Lake City, Utah. Jennelle Manroy, who authorities said was with Marquez during the crime spree, was also arrested.

The slaying of the deputies was the single deadliest day for California law enforcement since February 2013. In separate incidents that month, former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner killed two law enforcement officers, and two Santa Cruz police detectives were shot and killed.


Refs:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/sacr...ked/nhrNX/
http://www.kcra.com/news/deputy-shot-nea...o/29320454
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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 02:59 AM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 05:20 PM
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