Transcript for Suspected cop killer on the run in California
Also the manhunt for a man suspected of killing a police officer during a traffic stop. Police searching around the clock for the gunman. ABC’s will Carr has the latest for us from California. Will, good morning. Reporter: Good morning, whit. This shooting took place just hours after Christmas. It has ripped one family apart and really shaken this community to its core. You can see they have set up a memorial here with balloons and flowers outside of the police department as authorities are working around the clock to get a cop killer off the streets. The responsible vehicle is going to be a gray dodge truck. Reporter: Overnight, authorities in northern California on the hunt for this man, considered armed, dangerous and on the run. His truck ditched in a mobile home park with no sign of the suspect after police say corporal and canine officer, ronil Singh was shot and killed during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. The officer here is telling me that the OPD officer was shot. Reporter: Surveillance video capturing the suspect buying two packs of beer and cigarettes before jumping into a gray dodge ram just moments before the fatal shooting. When his partner arrived on scene, she did find officer Singh on the ground with gunshot injuries. Reporter: A husband and a father later died at the hospital. The Fiji native was a seven-year veteran at the police department. It’s really honestly really scary because this has never happened. Reporter: Singh now the 52nd member of law enforcement to be shot to death in the united States this year, a 13% jump from 2017. We were friends. It’s tough, you know, when it’s somebody you know and one of my friends. One of my buddies has, you know, died doing his job. Reporter: Really crushing for this police department that has just over a dozen officers on staff. A memorial fund has already been set up to help this officer’s family and while the search for the suspect continues, it’s really unclear what led up to that shooting. Dan. It’s really sad. Will, thank you very much.
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