A gunman who allegedly killed two sheriff's deputies and wounded
another officer and a bystander in the Sacramento County area has been
arrested, a spokeswoman for the Placer County sheriff said Friday night.
Spokeswoman Dena Erwin said 34-year-old Marcelo Marquez, who also
allegedly tried to carjack two vehicles, was taken alive Friday
afternoon from a home in Auburn after an initial shooting hours earlier
in a Sacramento commercial area. Auburn is about 30 miles north of
Sacramento.
She also announced that a second deputy shot by the suspect had died.
The third deputy was shot in the arm and "sitting up and talking."
"This guy was on a one-man crime spree today," Erwin said. "He has no idea of the damage he did."
The four shootings sparked a massive manhunt by 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.
earlier reported that a female suspect with the gunman had been
apprehended in Placer County. The Associated Press said authorities
reported she had a handgun in her purse.
Sacramento County Sheriff John Scott earlier identified the first
dead officer as Deputy Danny Oliver, 47, a 15-year veteran, who had been
shot in the head. The second fatality was not immediately identified.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Sgt. Lisa Bowman said the deputy was
approaching a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot in the Arden Way area
of Sacramento near a Motel 6 when he was shot before 11 a.m. Friday. The
Associated Press said the shooter was carrying AR-15 type assault
rifle.
"The person who was inside of the vehicle shot rounds at the
officer," she said during a press conference on Friday. "At least one
shot was fired at our deputy, striking him at least one time."
Scott said Oliver was survived by a wife and two daughters.
The
shooter was described as an Hispanic male in his 30s with buzz cut
hair, who had been accompanied by a woman. Scott said "his motive is
known only to the suspect."
He also could not say how involved the woman had been in the shootings.
Scott said the gunman next tried to carjack a vehicle and shot the driver in the head when he resisted.
The suspects then made a second carjacking attempt and sped off in another vehicle.
Erwin told The Associated Press that two of her department's deputies were then shot by the same assailant.
A park ranger reported he saw the suspects changing their clothing in
the Carmichael area, a few miles northeast of the site of the initial
shooting.
Authorities were seeking a red 2002 Ford F150 extended cab pickup truck with an ice chest in the back.
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