A 75-year-old woman being held hostage at gunpoint in San Andreas on Thursday night was struck by fragmentation and ricocheting rounds from law enforcement firearms during an exchange of gunfire between authorities and a domestic violence suspect, Calaveras County sheriff s officials say.
A deputy was also allegedly shot by the suspect, identified as 47-year-old Mark Aitulagi Lavea of Modesto, earlier in the night during what the Sheriff s Office described as an ambush.
Both the deputy, 14-month department veteran Jonathan Brown, and hostage were transported by air ambulance to a regional trauma center, sheriff s officials said Friday. Authorities say the suspect was shot by deputies during the standoff and died at the scene.
A domestic violence suspect was killed Thursday night during an exchange of gunfire with Calaveras County law enforcement after authorities say he shot a deputy during an ambush and held a victim hostage at gunpoint.
Both the deputy and hostage, who was also struck by gunfire, remained hospitalized Friday morning but are expected to survive, according to a statement from the Calaveras County Sheriff s Office.
Law enforcement officials say the sheriff s dispatch center received a 911 call just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday regarding an argument between a male and female at the Sierra Inn Motel. The reporting party stated a male pointed a firearm at the female victim s head, sheriff s officials said.
Homicides up 325% in 2021 compared to same time frame in 2020, Fresno police says
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Two more people shot and killed over the weekend.
So far this year, there have been three times the amount of homicides compared to the same time frame last year.
One of the latest homicide victims is 27-year-old Christian Juarez. According to the Fresno Police Department, on Saturday night around 9:30 p.m., a woman called 911 and said a man had been shot inside her home.
It happened at the Villa Margarita Apartments near Hedges and Recreation Avenues. By the time officers arrived on scene, Juarez was already dead.