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Deputies Shoot Suspected Carjacker After Chase, PIT Maneuvers

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 12:29 AM UTC · How we work

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Sacramento County deputies shot a suspected carjacker during a chase after he drove toward them.
A woman called at 5:20 a.m. after seeing her husband’s pickup being burglarized.
Deputies located the stolen pickup near Manzanita and Madison avenues.
They performed a second PIT maneuver at Watt and Edison after earlier attempts failed.
The suspect was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while deputies escaped injury.

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Sacramento County deputies shot a suspected carjacker during a chase after he drove toward them.
A woman called at 5:20 a.m. after seeing her husband’s pickup being burglarized.
Deputies located the stolen pickup near Manzanita and Madison avenues.
They performed a second PIT maneuver at Watt and Edison after earlier attempts failed.
The suspect was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while deputies escaped injury.