Deputies attempted a traffic stop a little after 10 p.m. Deputies chased Robert Stephen Calderon for nearly 15 minutes before crashing his vehicle outside the Cal Expo race track. After the crash, deputies tried getting the driver to exit his car, but he wouldn't roll down his windows or get out of the car. Deputies broke the back window of theCalderon's car and put a dog inside the car to attack Calderon. Calderon allegedly shot and killed the dog and then allegedly began firing on deputies, who shot and killed him.
Agency: Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Traffic Stop
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Robert Stephen Calderon
Death Date: January 18, 2021
County: Sacramento
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: car
Washington Post Database ID: 6528