Joshua Russell

How they died

Deadly force

Police received a report of a carjacking around 10 p.m. at a 7-Eleven. Police said the 35-year-old suspect threatened the victim and hit them with a handgun before leaving in the victim's Dodge truck. Police said they found the truck later and while they were investigating the carjacking, the man left in a black Cadillac Escalade. A short pursuit followed until the suspect damaged his car. Officers said the man was carrying an AR-15 style rifle when he tried carjacking two more cars on Highway 50. One of the vehicles the suspect tried to carjack belonged to an off-duty deputy, who shot at the man. Police said an officer arrived during the attempted carjacking and also fired. The carjacker was killed.

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