Officer Involved Shooting on Interstate-80 

July 6, 2026 – Sacramento County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m. our Communications Center received a call of a battered and bloody woman screaming for help in the 2200 block of Zinfandel Drive in Rancho Cordova. As deputies were on their way, additional 9-1-1 calls came in as the woman went door to door attempting to get help. Fortunately, one residence allowed the victim inside to wait for responding deputies.

Deputies contacted the victim. who described surviving three days of brutal beatings from her ex-husband. She said she was beaten, pistol-whipped, and strangled until she lost consciousness. Another vicious beating occurred that morning. The victim described how she "played dead" until the suspect left the room. That allowed her to flee the home and seek help.

The victim stated she did not know where the suspect might be. but assumed he would still be at her residence where the beatings had occurred. She made sure to remind the deputies that the suspect had a pistol and was always armed. Deputies went to the victim's residence. The suspect was no longer at the location, and the victim's vehicle was missing. Deputies put out a BOLO (be on the lookout) for the vehicle to all neighboring jurisdictions.

North Patrol Deputies located the vehicle on Fair Oaks Blvd. near the intersection of Kenneth Ave. Deputies attempted to conduct a vehicle stop, but the suspect fled, initiating a pursuit. The pursuit eventually traveled onto eastbound 1-80, where an officer-involved shooting occurred just west of the Antelope Road exit. The suspect was struck with gunfire and ultimately pronounced dead at the scene by the Sacramento Metro Fire Department. No deputies were injured during this incident.

The investigation into this officer-involved shooting is still ongoing and being conducted by the California Highway Patrol. A parallel investigation will be conducted by the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and Professional Standards Division. An independent review of the incident will also be conducted by the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. In accordance with the Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, the deputies involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative leave pending the investigation.

Source & photo: Sacramento County Sheriff's Office