Washington deputy shoots, kills off-duty police officer while pursuing robbery suspect
Officer Donald Sahota of the Vancouver Police Department was killed while off-duty on Jan. 29, 2022.BATTLE GROUND, Washington — A sheriff’s deputy trying to apprehend a robbery suspect mistakenly shot and killed an off-duty police officer in front of his home after the officer tried to catch the suspect, authorities say.
The sheriff’s department says deputies were called to a Chevron gas station at about 8:14 p.m. for the report of an armed robbery. The suspect reportedly fled the station in a stolen Mercedes. The sheriff’s department says the suspect went to Sahota’s home and began pounding on the door, claiming he had been in a car crash. Sahota’s wife called 911 while Sahota went outside onto the driveway of the home with a firearm and confronted the suspect. Sahota’s wife reportedly told a dispatcher that her husband was an off-duty police officer and was armed.
Sahota was able to recover his weapon and chased after the suspect, who still was armed with the weapon he used to stab the off-duty officer. The sheriff’s department says a deputy arrived and “within seconds” fired several rounds from a rifle, hitting Sahota before the officer was able to identify himself.
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