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Sacramento deputies shoot suspected carjacker

KCRA • September 18, 2026 • nation

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A suspected carjacker was shot by two deputies following a vehicle pursuit in Arden-Arcade, California, after stealing a pickup truck from a home burglary early Friday morning.
The incident began when a woman, witnessing the burglary via surveillance camera, alerted her husband who confronted the suspect, leading to the theft of the truck.
Deputies attempted multiple tactics to stop the fleeing vehicle, including PIT maneuvers and spike strips, ultimately stopping the suspect at Watt and Edison avenues.
The suspect restarted the vehicle and drove toward deputies, prompting them to open fire; he was hit and taken to the hospital, with his condition currently unknown.
No deputies were injured, the suspect’s identity remains unknown, and the intersection of Watt and Whitney avenues is closed for investigation.