Person in hospital after shooting involving two Citrus Heights police officers, officials say – KCRA

Person in hospital after shooting involving two Citrus Heights police officers, officials say  KCRA

A person is in the hospital after a shooting Thursday involving two Citrus Heights police officers, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said. The shooting happened on Fulton Avenue near Michelle Drive in the Arden-Arcade area, the sheriff's office said. Law enforcement personnel from the Citrus Heights Police Department and the California Highway Patrol are also at the scene. The person was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. "Just before noon today, our communications center received a call from the California Highway Patrol stating that they had a solo unit on Business 80 with one subject at gunpoint, apparently that subject had a knife," Sacramento County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt.

Edward Igoe said. "So the CHP officer had him at gunpoint. That subject was able to get back into his vehicle and a pursuit was initiated." Igoe added the pursuit continued on eastbound Business 80 and exited the freeway on Fulton Avenue. At that time, Citrus Heights police officers joined in on the pursuit and a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy later arrived on scene. After law enforcement and the person entered Fulton Avenue, the person stopped and got out of his vehicle with a knife in his hand and was pacing back and forth near his vehicle, Igoe said. The person ran towards the officers and a Sacramento