Suspect killed by CHP officers in north Sacramento County
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A Sacramento County sheriff's spokesman says a suspect is dead after he pointed a gun at police and was shot by two California Highway Patrol officers.
Sgt. Tony Turnbull says one officer saw the man walking with a gun in his hand Friday afternoon along a street near Interstate 80.
He says the suspect pointed the gun toward other officers as they arrived, ignoring their commands to drop the weapon.
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Two CHP officers fired.
The suspect, a man in his 30s, was taken to a hospital but later died. His name was not immediately released.
No one else was injured.
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CHP Officer Chad Hertzell referred calls to the sheriff's department, which is handling the investigation.
The officers are 20-year and 8-year CHP veterans.