California Man Wore Armor in Hostage Killing, Report Says

California Man Wore Armor in Hostage Killing, Report Says
Police investigate a shooting near Mahany Park in Roseville, Calif., on April 6, 2023. Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
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ROSEVILLE, Calif.—The suspect in a Northern California shooting was wearing body-armor vest when he took two hostages in a public park, killing one, wounding the other and opening fire at California Highway Patrol officers, authorities said.

The CHP officers approached suspect Eric Abril on April 6 near Mahany Park in Roseville, northeast of Sacramento, authorities said. He was wanted for questioning in connection with a freeway shooting.