Posted on 08/31/2006 6:43:16 AM PDT by Enterprise
A North Valley Police Sergeant is in the hospital and a suspect is dead following an officer involved shooting in Merced.
The shooting happened before 5:00 p.m. Wednesday evening near Edwards Avenue and Yosemite Parkway in Merced.
North Valley investigators are confirming the man and suspect who was shot and killed by Merced Police is in fact Dean Wright."
Also, according to the Fresno Bee, (8/31/06) "members of the Merced/Mariposa narcotics team attempted to stop a vehicle thought to be carrying narcotics."
There was a short pursuit, and the vehicle crashed. The driver and a passenger ran. The passenger was captured and the driver ran into a house and tried to conceal himself. The officers entered the house and were fired on. They returned fire and killed the suspect. The officer who was shot was wearing ballistic body armor. He in hospitalized and in stable condition.
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/12657279p-13358938c.html
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