Breaking news out of Sacramento, California, as three police officers have reportedly been shot. A SWAT team is on the scene.
Residents are being warned to avoid the area.
BREAKING NEWS: AT LEAST 3 POLICE OFFICERS SHOT IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.
— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) August 30, 2017
Officers swarm streets near Sacramento County shooting scene https://t.co/zZpcJlPrwc pic.twitter.com/mynwMgwShJ
— kcranews (@kcranews) August 30, 2017
Here is more information via a local ABC affiliate:
Three officers were shot Wednesday near a Sacramento County motel off Capital City Freeway, and at least two people were detained in connection with the shooting, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Two of the officers are with the California Highway Patrol, and the other is with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, the CHP confirmed to KCRA. Both officers are alive, but their conditions have not been released.
The shooting happened about noon near the Ramada Inn in the 2600 block of Auburn Boulevard.
Officer down at Ramada Inn in #Sacramento. Suspect search underway. Neighbors ordered to shelter in place. pic.twitter.com/pRkl58rZEY
— Lemor Abrams (@LemorAbrams) August 30, 2017
DETAILS: A #SWAT team arrived following the shooting of 2 #California Hwy Patrol Officers & a #Sacramento #deputy https://t.co/nmbSJkU9ad pic.twitter.com/Xbw5oAMyRY
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) August 30, 2017
Local schools were under a shelter-in-place order but that has been lifted.
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