RIO LINDA — The carjacking suspect who allegedly drove at authorities, prompting one deputy to open fire, was arrested after an hours-long standoff at a Rio Linda home on Wednesday.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said SWAT and a K-9 officer helped take the armed suspect into custody. No injuries were reported during the encounter.
Deputies originally responded to an unrelated call in the area of 18th and L streets around 11 a.m. when they saw a woman getting carjacked.
Deputies say the suspect drove toward them. That’s when one deputy opened fire.
Moments later, the suspect crashed and ran into a home nearby. The suspect has not yet been identified.
No one else was believed to be in the home, deputies say, since the homeowner ran out of the house.
A SWAT team and other law enforcement officials had the home surrounded through the afternoon.