Man Kills Hostage at California Park After Wounding Officer

Authorities from various agencies gather at the command post next to local fitness center and library where a lockdown occurred in response to a shooting in Roseville, Calif., on April 6, 2023. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

ROSEVILLE, Calif.—A man fleeing police in Northern California took two hostages at a public park, killing one of them before surrendering, after earlier wounding a California Highway Patrol officer, authorities said.

It happened Thursday in Roseville, a city of about 150,000 northeast of Sacramento, in the early afternoon as families played at nearby baseball fields and children attended camp.