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Stephen Todd Sharp

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : White

Date : 05/03/2024

Location : 500 block of South Auburn Street

City : Colfax

County : Placer

State : California

Agency : Placer County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Deputy Richard Porter (shooter)

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 3, 2024, around 11 p.m., Placer County Sheriff's deputies patrolling near the 500 block of South Auburn Street in Colfax identified a maroon van in a McDonald's parking lot that matched the description of a vehicle involved in a burglary the previous day. Deputies approached the van and contacted the occupant, 37-year-old Stephen Todd Sharp, who was reportedly uncooperative. Despite attempts to de-escalate the situation, Sharp opened fire on the deputies, striking Deputy Richard Porter. Deputies returned fire, and Sharp was later found deceased inside the van. Deputy Porter was transported to a hospital in critical but stable condition and was released on May 6, 2024. Sharp, originally from Tennessee, had been living out of his van in the Colfax area.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 injury.
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-killed-shootout-placer-co-deputies-identified/103-c82f4c0f-bf28-4ce9-9d87-9744eb9a6f8f
https://www.kcra.com/article/placer-county-deputy-shot-suspect-barricaded/60681163
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/deputy-hospitalized-suspect-killed-in-colfax-shootout/