Update: Victim killed in Placer rampage identified as 93-year-old Penryn woman

A suspect was shot and killed by Placer County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday night after a series of shootings in south Placer County left a 93-year-old woman dead and another person and a police K-9 injured.

The suspect, who has not yet been identified, was seen brandishing a weapon and firing shots in seven different south Placer County areas starting around 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to department spokesman Lt. Andrew Scott.

The first call came in reporting the suspect driving a Dodge pickup truck in a parking lot in Newcastle and firing a weapon. Deputies said witnesses heard 14 gunshots there.

He later was spotted at a business outside of Newcastle, where the owner told dispatchers he heard shots fired, according to scanner archives from Broadcastify, an online police scanner service.

The business owner locked his door and ran to the back of the building to take cover. He described the shooter as a man with a black truck with a Harley Davidson motorcycle in the truck bed.

On his spree, which stretched from Newcastle to Loomis, the suspect shot two people, one of whom later died, deputies say.

The man fired shots at homes as he drove down Rock Springs Road in Penryn, according to a news release from the department. One of the shots hit and killed 93-year-old Mary Toste at her door, authorities said.

The suspect also shot at vehicles and businesses near Taylor and King roads in Penryn.

A second victim was shot while driving in Loomis and immediately drove to a nearby fire station for medical attention, according to a Wednesday news release by Placer County Sheriff’s Office.

A third person was reportedly shot at, but was not hit by gunfire, the release said.

The suspect fled the area and was spotted by officers on Interstate 80 near Highway 65. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Rocklin Police Department and the Roseville Police Department.

The suspect crashed his vehicle into the center divide of Interstate 80 near the Highway 65 overpass, though Scott said there were no details as to why or how the crash occurred.

When officers made contact with the suspect, a confrontation occurred, and the suspect was shot and killed, officials said.

A police K-9 named Eros was shot during the confrontation but is expected to survive, deputies said.

Westbound I-80 was closed at Highway 65 at 9 p.m. and officers set up detours for motorists at Rocklin Road. At one point Tuesday night, Caltrans sensors showed a backup of vehicles well past Sierra College Boulevard.

All lanes were reopened to traffic at around 11:30 p.m.

This story was originally published January 16, 2019 at 8:49 AM.