After a car chase Deputies ordered the woman driving, later identified as Janks, to surrender, but she allegedly accelerated in reverse and struck three deputies and a patrol vehicle behind them. Four deputies fired rounds into the vehicle striking the driver an undetermined amount of times
Victim's Name: Karen Jenks
Agency Responsible: Sonoma County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Race: White
Date of Death: April 24, 2015
County: Sonoma
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Unreported
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 401
Geography: Suburban