California Sheriff’s Deputy, Suspect Dead Following Shootout

California Sheriff’s Deputy, Suspect Dead Following Shootout
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The Associated Press
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A California sheriff’s deputy was killed and another deputy was wounded in a shootout with a suspect who gunned down a K-9 dog before he was fatally shot, authorities said.

The shootout erupted in Sacramento near a racetrack at the Cal Expo event venue after a vehicle pursuit late Monday, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said.