Deputies were doing an investigation involving a stolen car in the parking lot of a Ramada Inn. Two women got in the car and led police on a chase that ended in Elk Grove. As the women led police on a chase, Thomas Daniel Littlecloud was escaping a hotel room when he started firing a rifle at officers. Two CHP officers were injured in the shootout, and one sheriff's deputy, 52-year-old Robert French, was killed. Littlecloud died of gunshot wounds a few days later.
Victim's Name: Thomas Daniel Littlecloud
Agency Responsible: California Highway Patrol, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: Native American
Date of Death: August 30, 2017
County: Sacramento
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2918
Geography: Urban