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Shooting involving Sacramento police near Matsui Park sends suspect to hospital

SACRAMENTO – A suspect search near a Sacramento park ended with an officer-involved shooting that sent the suspect to the hospital Friday.

The incident began a little before noon when Sacramento police said they responded to I and Jibboom streets for a report of a domestic violence call regarding a weapon.

Police said the caller identified the suspect as Johnny Balcorta and said Balcorta threw a knife at him, attempted to molest him and stole his property, which included a BB gun.

While searching for Balcorta, investigators learned that he had a felony no-bail warrant out for his arrest.

The suspect was located and was seen running away with what police said appeared to be a gun in his hand.

After losing sight of Balcorta, officers searched the area near the waterline behind Matsui Park off Jibboom Street looking for him. Balcorta was located again around 1 p.m. and, after refusing multiple commands to surrender, a K-9 was released to help apprehend him.

Shortly after that, police said two officers fired their weapons, striking Balcorta at least once. Balcorta was stable in an area hospital at last check, police said, and would be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail once he is medically cleared.

No law enforcement officials were injured.

Two firearms were located in the area where the suspect was located, police said. They said he did not fire any shots. 

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