arrest suspect Hostage deaths in California parks Officials said he escaped custody on Sunday in April.
Eric Abril, 35, is suspected of shooting a highway patrol officer at Mahaney Park before taking two bystanders hostage, shooting one dead and injuring another, police said. being held
Abril fled the Sutter Roseville Medical Center early Sunday morning. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Roseville Police Department are searching for a suspect in the eastern Roseville area.
Authorities did not say why Abril was at the medical center.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement: “Abril was last seen on CCTV at 3:39 a.m. walking down the Rainier Court neighborhood of Rocklin and minutes later down Saddletree Lane. We have received new information that reveals that we were heading north.” .
Authorities described Abril as “a 6-foot tall, brown-haired Caucasian male who weighed 175 pounds” and was last seen wearing an orange prison jumpsuit. The sheriff’s office said in an update that Abril was shirtless and unrestrained at his waist, but that he was believed to be wearing orange prison trousers.
The sheriff’s office is urging anyone with information to help find Abril to come forward.
“We urge the public to exercise extreme caution and call 911 immediately if they see Abril,” the sheriff’s office said.
The shooting occurred at Mahaney Park around 12:30 p.m. on April 6, when officers from the California Highway Patrol attempted to file a search warrant against the man as part of an ongoing felony investigation, according to CHP. . The man was later identified as Abril by the Roseville Police Department.
The suspect allegedly ran towards a CHP officer and opened fire, “policemen were involved in the shooting” as the perpetrator was running towards a green belt, state officials said in a statement on Friday.
Abril later took the two hostages, officials said.The hostage was later identified couple.
Roseville resident James McKegan was killed and his spouse shot and wounded. the police said.
Abril was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder and several other related charges, officials said.
It is not clear at this time if Abril has legal representation.
