Two days after an ambush that led to the death of Sacramento Police Officer Tara O'Sullivan and an 8-hour standoff in north Sacramento, the department released body camera footage and images of the weapons used by the alleged gunman, Adel Sambrano Ramos.
The department said the gunfire began shortly after two officers arrived at a north Sacramento home. The officers were there to help a domestic disturbance victim gather her things from Sambrano's home on Redwood Avenue.
When officers went to knock at the door, there was no answer and the door was barricaded, Sgt. Vance Chandler said in a press conference Friday, sharing the below image from inside the house.
When Officers went to a detached garage to help the woman gather more belongings, they found two weapons and made a call for additional officers, Chandler said.
Shortly after three additional officers arrived, police said that Ramos began firing -- shooting O'Sullivan in the process.
Body camera footage from the shooting shows an officer walking through the backyard and up to the door of the detached garage. He knocks on the door, opens it and begins walking in when shots ring out. An officer can be heard saying "Officer down! Officer down!" and "It's a high-powered rifle," as he takes cover while Ramos continues shooting.
WEAPONS
Police said Ramos used two assault rifles, one shotgun and one handgun to fire at officers and that during the investigation they discovered that Ramos had strategically placed the weapons throughout his home.
"A couple of things are clear by the facts that we know at this point. The officers were essentially ambushed by the suspect and the result was him murdering one of our community's police officers," said Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn.
Sgt. Chandler said Ramos fired at officers at least 30 different times between 6:10 p.m. and 10:29 p.m. that day and that Ramos had two additional firearms in a the detached garage. Officers fired at least 100 rounds at Ramos, according to a preliminary investigation.
The below images of the weapons were released by the department at the press conference.
Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn said it is clear by the suspect's actions on June 19 that he was intent on murdering more officers.
"I truly believe if officers utilized the equipment they had at the time, prior to retrieving the armored vehicle, we would have had additional officers murdered on that day," Hahn said, adding that squad cars' ballistic doors, bullet proof vests and handheld ballistic shields don't protect against high-powered rifles.
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