California Highway Patrol officer involved in Amador County shooting that left 1 dead

Amador County Coroner’s officials have identified the man fatally shot Thursday evening during a California Highway Patrol traffic stop.

The 31-year-old man, Tyler Quentin Balaskovits, of Shingle Springs, was shot Thursday in unincorporated Amador County. The coroner’s death investigation continued Friday, Amador County sheriff’s officials said in a statement.

CHP Amador officials say the officer was called about 5:22 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle that was blocking Old Sacramento Road east of Latrobe Road.

In a statement, CHP officials said only that the patrol officer located a weapon and that the person who was shot and later identified as Balaskovits died of their wounds. The officer, who was not named, was not hurt.

This story was originally published December 27, 2024 at 8:11 AM.

Darrell Smith

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.