YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer shot and killed a person believed to have stolen a car, according to law enforcement.
According to CHP Yuba-Sutter Division, the officer was looking for a stolen vehicle and was conducting a traffic stop in Yuba County Tuesday morning. The driver of the vehicle put the car in reverse and ran over the officer.
The officer was dragged several feet before they were able to fire their gun at the driver. The suspect then crashed through a fence, where they were later pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect was hit by a bullet, according to CHP.
A spokesperson with CHP said there is no information about how many shots were fired or how many times the driver was hit.
A neighbor, who asked that ABC10 hide her identity, said she saw it all.
"It went through their fence and hit a tree or something. And I seen a girl get out and there was a policeman and she was helping the policeman also, and he had blood all over his arm," she said.
She went on to say that she heard at least three gunshots and watched as the fence was torn down that the driver crashed into.
CHP identified the man who died as Ronald Charles Trapp, 34.
Steve Fritts, a neighbor in the area, said crime is not uncommon in the community.
"This is the fourth one in probably two months. There was a shooting across the street. There was a drowning over here on the next street back and then this one," Fritts said.
The shooting is under investigation by the Yuba-Sutter Sheriff's Office Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Team along with the California Department of Justice.
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