An off-duty
firefighter was passing by when he saw an officer struggling with a mental
health patient who grabbed his gun and fired. The firefighter helped diffuse
the situation and to take the suspect into custody.
According to the
Sacramento Bee report, the Sacramento Police Department Sgt. Vance Chandler
said that the suspect was about to be taken to the hospital to be mentally
evaluated when he broke free from the police officer.
The suspect grabbed
hold of the officer’s gun and fired, causing a nearby school to be placed on
lockdown, the officer was struggling with the suspect.
The incident was
witnessed by the firefighter, who helped subdue the suspect.
Sgt. Chandler said
we are very fortunate that the officer suffered only minor injury and passerby
came and helped out the officer.
The incident is
currently under investigation.
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