Murder suspect killed in Placer County deputy shootout
TL;DR
Derek Spencer, 44, the murder suspect sought since Sunday, was killed in a Monday morning shootout with Placer County deputies in the Iowa Hill area after a lengthy search aided by a CHP helicopter and drone. He allegedly fired at deputies, started fires, and rammed a stolen vehicle into a patrol car earlier in the pursuit. Investigators tie him to an earlier fatal shooting in a home and an armed carjacking in El Dorado County; the investigation remains ongoing.
- Man wanted for murder dead after shootout with Placer County deputies, sheriff's office says kcra.com
- 1 woman dead, manhunt for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect continues fox40.com
- Placer woman found shot dead amid manhunt for armed suspect in remote Iowa Hill sacbee.com
- Murder suspect killed in shootout with Placer County Sheriff's Office ABC10
- Armed and dangerous suspect killed in shootout KOLO | 8 News Now
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