Sacramento Man Dies After Officer-Involved Shooting In South Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a South Lake Tahoe police officer shot and killed a man at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn.
Two South Lake Tahoe police officers responded to a suspicious circumstance call at the motel early Monday morning. Officials say officers were dispatched after a caller reported sounds of a woman screaming and crying.
Police say that at about 2:50 a.m. a man in his early 20s was struck during an officer-involved shooting. The man was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries at about 5 a.m.
The man was later identified as 22-year-old Sacramento resident Kris Jackson. Police note Jackson was on criminal probation.
The officer who fired the fatal shot has been placed on paid administrative leave while an investigation is conducted.
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