Sacramento double homicide suspect shoots himself at Arden Fair Mall parking lot, sheriff’s office says

A man suspected of shooting and killing two women outside of a Sacramento County apartment complex on Wednesday night shot himself in an Arden Fair Mall parking lot as deputies were trying to arrest him on Thursday, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said. He later died in the hospital.The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Ricky Hunter, was tracked to the mall and confronted after leaving an AT&T store, Sgt. Amar Gandhi said. Deputies waited until he left the store before approaching him because they didn’t want to endanger anyone else, Gandhi said. When Hunter entered his vehicle, detectives converged on him at gunpoint, officials said.At that point, Hunter pulled out a shotgun and shot himself once in the chest, Gandhi said. No shots were fired by law enforcement. After the shooting, deputies administered a chest seal and Hunter was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.LiveCopter 3 footage showed a vehicle with a driver’s side window and passenger window blown out in the parking lot. Evidence markers could be seen on the vehicle.Gandhi said that a warrant had been issued for Hunter’s arrest in connection with the killing of two women at The Eleven Hundred apartment complex along Howe Avenue near Northrop Avenue. The shooting was reported around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday.Deputies who went there found two women, each with at least one gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said. Both died at the scene. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A man suspected of shooting and killing two women outside of a Sacramento County apartment complex on Wednesday night shot himself in an Arden Fair Mall parking lot as deputies were trying to arrest him on Thursday, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said. He later died in the hospital.

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The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Ricky Hunter, was tracked to the mall and confronted after leaving an AT&T store, Sgt. Amar Gandhi said.

Deputies waited until he left the store before approaching him because they didn’t want to endanger anyone else, Gandhi said.

When Hunter entered his vehicle, detectives converged on him at gunpoint, officials said.

At that point, Hunter pulled out a shotgun and shot himself once in the chest, Gandhi said. No shots were fired by law enforcement.

After the shooting, deputies administered a chest seal and Hunter was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

LiveCopter 3 footage showed a vehicle with a driver’s side window and passenger window blown out in the parking lot. Evidence markers could be seen on the vehicle.

Gandhi said that a warrant had been issued for Hunter’s arrest in connection with the killing of two women at The Eleven Hundred apartment complex along Howe Avenue near Northrop Avenue. The shooting was reported around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Deputies who went there found two women, each with at least one gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said. Both died at the scene.

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