Three shot in California, suspected shooter also shot
CAMINO, Calif. (NBC, KYMA) - Two deputies with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) and a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Co. worker were shot, along with the suspected shooter, in Camino Thursday morning.
Cellphone video obtained by NBC affiliate KCRA three a swat team responding to a home on Mountain View Drive.
Snipers drawn while others comb through the trees.
"It wasn't until we started hearing the loudspeaker that that something was wrong. I even walked out after the first shot. I walked down here. I didn't see anybody. So I went back in and then we heard the loudspeakers. And when I came back out after the second set of shots, that's when we seen everybody," said Allen Harrison, a witness.
Two EDSO deputies and a PG&E worker were shot, along with the suspected shooter. All were taken to area hospitals.
EDSO says it all started just before 7:30 a.m. when a PG&E crew reported that they were shot at. The utility says the crew was replacing a pole in the area.
"Our deputies obviously responded immediately and then shortly after, our SWAT team also responded and they attempted to make contact with the subject who was at a house on Mountain View Drive here in Camino," said Jesse DaCanay with EDSO.
Aerial footage shows the massive multi agency investigation.
Neighbor Melody Meyer, who asked KCRA to conceal her identity, said her horse was startled by the commotion, adding she heard dozens of gunshots.
"I woke up to the sound of the loudspeaker, the bullhorn calling for the guy to come out with his hands up, and then about, that was about 8:15, and then about 1130, all the gunshots went off, and there were about 20 to 30 gunshots. And then I really heard the bull horn, because I guess they moved the SWAT team in, and they were right down below the edge of my property. And I heard them calling for the guy to come out with his hands up, his hands empty."
Melody Meyer
Deputies say there's no threat to the public, but neighbors say they're still on edge.
"It's a very close community. You would never expect anything. It's a perfect example of you would not be like, not my neighborhood, not down my street, you know, one street over. It's just. It's just sad," said Debbie Harris and Amanda Harris, who lives nearby.
