Deputy down in Sac. (North Highlands)

[Mom]

Prayers with the officer. I hope you guys get the bad guy.

http://www.kcra.com/news/20330033/detail.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy has been shot multiple times during an incident in North Highlands Saturday.A source close to the scene said the deputy was shot multiple times on Madison Avenue and Hillsdale Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. He was transported to a local hospital. His condition was not immediately available.The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office and California Highway Patrol are responding to the scene. Sacramento County sheriff's office spokesman Tim Curran said residents in the area are urged to stay in their homes.CHP said Madison Avenue is close at Interstate 80 and the westbound off ramp to I-80 is also closed. There is no word on what time the roads will reopen.Officials said they are looking for a black man with short hair and a black shirt.

[jrsfan]

My prayers are with this officer. Any updates on the story yet?

[Chippysgt]

Two suspects arrested in shooting of Sacramento County sheriff's deputy



mweiser@sacbee.com (mweiser@sacbee.com)

Published Saturday, Aug. 08, 2009



A Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy is being treated for gunshot wounds allegedly inflicted by two bank robbery suspects he stopped Saturday afternoon on Interstate 80 at Madison Avenue.
The unidentified deputy's injuries were to the arm and shoulder. The wounds are not believed to be life threatening, a law enforcement spokesman said.
Two suspects were later arrested. A third suspect is being sought in nearby neighborhoods, said Officer Ken Roberts of the California Highway Patrol.
The suspects were in a car linked to a bank robbery in Rocklin earlier in the day, Roberts said.
The deputy apparently was shot after he stopped the suspects' vehicle on the overpass around 1:30 p.m.
After the shooting, the suspects fled into a nearby neighborhood. They were arrested as they attempted to cross I-80 on foot, said Roberts, who along with other CHP officers arrested one of the suspects.
"They were trying to look casual as though they were walking to school, or the gym or whatever," Roberts said. "We're retracing the paths of the suspects to try and locate any guns" they might have thrown away.
A semiautomatic handgun was recovered from a backpack discarded by one of the suspects on the overpass, Robert said.
Officers from six law enforcement agencies are scouring the area in search of a third suspect, Roberts said.
The Madison Avenue overpass of Interstate 80 was closed to traffic shortly after the incident, causing traffic backups on Madison in both directions.

[Mom]

It is interesting the difference in stories.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy was shot while approaching three armed masked men in North Highlands Saturday.Officials said the deputy was shot at Madison and Hillsdale avenues shortly before 1:30 p.m.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office and California Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Sacramento County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tim Curran said residents in the area are urged to stay in their homes.CHP said the incident started as a robbery at a bank in Rocklin.Curran said Lewis was flagged down by a witness who said there were three masked men behind a business at Madison and Hillsdale avenues.The deputy, who was unaware the men were armed and involved in a robbery, approached the trio on foot when one of them opened fire striking Lewis once in the back, Curran said.CHP said the deputy was transported to Mercy San Juan Trauma Center and is listed in stable condition. The deputy, in his 30s, was identified as Duke Lewis.CHP said Madison Avenue is closed at Interstate 80, and the westbound off-ramp to I-80 is also closed. There is no word on what time the roads will reopen.Three people were arrested in connection to the incident. At least one person was hold up at a home in Dolly Court. Officials said one person remains at large.

[Vinnie]

Last word is that the Deputy's OK and all the bad guys are caught. Not bad for a crime that ended at the N. Sac CHP office :cool:

[chpbagpiper]

Thank goodness the Deputy is ok. We don't need another on duty death.