Vacaville carjacking suspects arrested in Fairfield; suspect shot by police
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield police said an officer shot a man suspected of a violent Vacaville carjacking early Sunday morning.
A carjacking happened just before 5 a.m. on the 800 block of Beelard Avenue in neighboring Vacaville, Vacaville police said. During the carjacking, police said about eight gunshots were fired.
The victim was not shot, but he did suffer a facial injury during the carjacking. Police said he drove himself to the hospital.
About 25 minutes later, the vehicle was flagged by a Flock camera in Fairfield. Police in Fairfield soon found the suspects near Dover and East Tabor avenues.
Fairfield police said two suspects got out of the car and were confronted by an officer. One of the suspects ran away while the other kept walking, police said.
According to police, the man who stayed behind pointed a gun at the officer. He was then shot by the officer.
That suspect, identified as Aaron Ash Kyle, was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. The other suspect, a minor, was later arrested.
On Tuesday, Fairfield police said Kyle would face weapons charges as well as charges of attempted murder of a peace officer and carjacking. The minor faces weapons charges as well as charges of carjacking and resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer.
