A sheriff's deputy who was named a suspect in a double homicide in Northern California has surrendered and was taken into custody in Central Valley, police announced.
Devin Williams, Jr., a 24-year-old Alameda County sheriff's deputy, was the focus of a police manhunt before he contacted authorities and surrendered.When they arrived at the scene, police found a man and woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.The caller said the suspect fled in a vehicle. According to the California Highway Patrol, officers made contact with Williams just after 11:40 a.m. He was later found on SR 145 east of the I-5 in Central Valley where he surrendered.
Authorities say he was on the phone with the police chief for about 45 minutes as the chief convinced him to surrender."It's a great loss for our community, and it's even more disheartening to find out that it was one of our own that actually was the trigger person behind this tragic incident," Dublin Police Chief Garrett Holmes said during a press conference.
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