
Veteran California police officer killed in shootout during transnational drug ring takedown
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An officer with the Marysville Police Department in Northern California was killed in a shooting during an operational crackdown on transnational drug trafficking organizations.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a U.S. Writer at Fox News Digital.
A Marysville Police Department officer was injured during an exchange of gunfire between law enforcement and a person inside a home authorities were investigating, Yuba County Sheriff Wendell Anderson said. The officer, who was taken to the Adventist Health and Rideout hospital, later died from his injuries. Sarah joined FOX in 2021, where she has assisted on coverage of breaking and major news events across the US and around the world, including the fallout following the "Defund the police" movement, the assassination attempts on President Donald Trump's life and illegal immigration.
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