NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office reported that one of its detectives was involved in a fatal shooting in Ukiah on Thursday night.
Sgt. Spencer Crum said the incident occurred at the Sunrise Inn, located on South State Street.
Crum said that at about 8 p.m. Thursday detectives located two armed suspects at the hotel.
An armed male subject leveled a gun towards detectives and the shooting ensued, Crum said.
One of the detectives shot an undetermined number of rounds and a male suspect was ultimately taken into custody, according to Crum.
Crum said the second suspect, a woman who was with the armed male, was found deceased in a hotel room from a gunshot wound.
The origin of the gunshot that killed her is under investigation, Crum said.
Crum said the incident is being investigated by the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office.
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