ELK GROVE, Calif. — A man died Tuesday evening after being shot by police in Elk Grove. The man had a handgun at the time of the shooting, according to the police department.
Officers responded to reports of a disturbance around 11:40 p.m. at a Holiday Inn Express at 9175 West Stockton Boulevard, according to Cristina Gonzalez a spokesperson for the Elk Grove Police Department.
Gonzalez said a man at the hotel got angry after a hotel employee told him there were no rooms available and started grabbing a phone from the employee as they were trying to call for help.
Gonzalez said before the hotel employee called for help, the man had stolen a friend's car and was "displaying erratic behavior as he brandished a firearm." Gonzalez also said the man appeared to be under the influence of controlled substances, according to witnesses. The carjacking was reported earlier to Elk Grove Police Department around 10:30 p.m. along with reports that the suspect threatened suicide and brandished a gun.
When officers arrived, they linked the stolen car to the earlier carjacking report and contacted the suspect in the lobby, who was not complying, according to police.
"Officers attempted to tase the suspect but it was ineffective. The suspect began running eastbound through the hotel still armed with a gun. One officer fired his service weapon," Gonzalez said.
The man was taken to a hospital where he died. The man has only been described as being 41 years old, and his name hasn't been released at this time.
No one else was injured and the shooting is under investigation.
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