Deceased in Placer officer involved shooting ID’d
A Colorado man has been identified as the suspect who was killed last week by a Placer County sheriff’s deputy after he held a hostage at gunpoint.
Jose Gonzales Lera, 27, of Lakewood, Colo., was killed Feb. 3 near Squaw Valley. He led deputies and California Highway Patrol officers on a chase on the North Shore. They then put down spikes on Highway 89 to stop him.
Lera got out of his vehicle with a gun pointed at his female passenger and then pointed it at officers. A deputy then fatally shot him.
The name of the officer involved in the shooting has not been released.
The investigation is ongoing.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
Victim?
I believe that would be the hostage who was being held at gunpoint and was rescued, not shot, by the deputies. There’s other labels for the deceased knucklehead.