Suspect shot dead after firing at police during standoff in Citrus Heights neighborhood
Police fatally shot a man who fired a gun at officers during a standoff with police Monday evening in a Citrus Heights neighborhood, authorities said.
Police closed roadways and asked area residents to shelter in place shortly before 5 p.m. after an officer shot at a man who pointed a gun at him near Garry Oak Drive and Twin Oaks Avenue. After barricading himself inside his home for a time, the unidentified 64-year-old white man was shot to death when he went outside and fired at police on the back side of the property, authorities said.
Lt. Chad Morris, a public information officer for the Citrus Heights Police Department, said officers responded to the area following reports of a neighborhood disturbance. When officers arrived, the man pointed a gun at them, Morris said. An officer fired at the suspect, who then fled into his residence.
Additional officers arrived and established a perimeter after the man barricaded himself inside the residence, police said. A short time later, the man went into the backyard and again pointed a gun at police, authorities said. An officer who had taken up a containment position behind the residence returned fire, striking the man, Morris said.
Medics provided aid to the man in an effort to save his life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Morris said. No officers were injured.
Roads in the area were expected to remain closed for several hours due to the investigation, authorities said. Police said the man lived at the residence with his wife, but she was not home at the time of the shooting, Morris said.
This story was originally published October 26, 2020 at 6:34 PM.
