SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — The suspect in a Rancho Cordova homicide is now hospitalized and in custody after being shot three times by Elk Grove police officers.
According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the homicide happened around 1:17 p.m. on Ramsgate Way. They received a report of a man stabbing a woman and running her over with a vehicle.
They tried to give the victim, an 18-year-old woman, medical aid but she was pronounced dead on the scene from multiple stab wounds. Investigators identified the suspect as 22-year-old Devian Lewis.
The sheriff’s office says they were looking for Lewis and found him in Elk Grove around 5 p.m. They tried to stop him, leading to a short chase involving Sacramento deputies, Elk Grove police and the California Highway Patrol.
Lewis' vehicle rear ended another vehicle stopped at a light of Bruceville Road and Big Horn Boulevard.
Officials say Lewis started to leave his car holding what looked to officers like a gun, resulting in three officers firing at him and hitting him three times. It is unclear how many times officers fired their guns.
A gun was found in Lewis' front passenger seat and was later determined to be fake.
Elk Grove police are reviewing body camera footage and in-car video, and will release the footage "as soon as possible."
No law enforcement officers were injured. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave in accordance with the department policy.
The sheriff's office will handle the homicide investigation.
