A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy shot an armed suspect Wednesday morning after a man with a knife was reported in the Foothill Farms neighborhood of Sacramento County.
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Two additional people were reported injured after the shooting occurred about 6:45 a.m. near the 5700 block of Diablo Drive, near Andrea Boulevard, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and dispatch radio traffic reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.
The Sheriff’s Office confirmed only that deputies were involved in an early morning officer-involved shooting and said two possible victims and the suspect were injured. Officials had not released information about the circumstances leading to the shooting or the extent of the injuries.
Audio dispatches reviewed by The Bee, however, indicate deputies were initially sent to the area of Diablo Drive and Elkhorn Boulevard shortly after 6:30 a.m. when a Starbucks employee reported that a man carrying a kitchen knife entered the coffee shop, asked to use the restroom and attempted to go behind the counter after being refused.
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According to the dispatch traffic, the suspect then left the business on foot. Minutes later and about three blocks north, deputies broadcast a report of shots fired at the 5700 block of Diablo Drive and requested fire and medical personnel to respond.
Radio traffic reviewed by The Bee indicates two victims suffered apparent knife wounds before at least one deputy fired on the suspect. One victim was reported to have multiple knife wounds to the arms and legs. Deputies also reported that CPR was being performed on the suspect.
No deputies were injured, deputies told dispatchers.
The Sheriff’s Office is expected to release more information this morning about the incident.
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