Gunman who killed Sacramento officer ambushed police, chief says

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'This was an ambush-style attack on Sacramento officers that lasted for hours,' Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn said.

O'Sullivan was wounded in the shooting that erupted around 6:10 p.m., and it was around 40 minutes before police were able to rescue her from the back yard with an armored vehicle.

When the armored vehicle broke through a fence from an alley to get to the wounded officer, Ramos shot at it, Chandler said. One officer exited and returned fire while other officers rescued O’Sullivan, according to the sergeant's account.After shooting O’Sullivan, Ramos continued to fire at police for around four hours, Hahn said.shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday. He was not injured. Police returning fire shot at least 100 rounds, Chandler said.

Ramos was inside the residence, which had surveillance cameras on the outside, and stayed there firing at officers throughout the standoff.

 

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