SACRAMENTO, CA. (THECOUNT) — Officer Tara O’Sullivan has been identified by Sacramento police as the officer shot by a suspect during a domestic violence call in Sacramento early Thursday morning.
O’Sullivan, 26, was killed after a gunman opened fire on her while she was assisting a woman with removing belongings from a home Wednesday. The female was not injured.
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The gunman continued shooting, keeping other officers at bay. Police exchanged gunfire with him.
Because police were in a standoff with the suspect and he was firing his rifle, they couldn’t get to O’Sullivan for about 45 minutes. They then drove in an armored vehicle to the area to rescue her.
She was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The suspect has been arrested after a more than eight-hour standoff in North Sacramento, reports ABC7.
The Sacramento Bee reports that, according to city records, O’Sullivan had been working for the city since January 2018.
Sacramento Police via Twitter:
“@SacPolice – It is with a broken heart that we have to share with all of you that earlier today we lost one of our own. While on a call for service in North Sacramento, Officer Tara O’Sullivan was shot and killed. She gave her young life while protecting our community”
Geo quick facts: Sacramento, capital of the U.S. state of California, lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River. The district of Old Sacramento harkens back to the city’s Gold Rush era, with wooden sidewalks and wagon rides. One of several museums in Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum depicts the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, one of the country’s earliest technological feats – wikipedia.