Robert Stephen Calderon Killed by Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

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Category: Police - County
Old Crime Scene Address:
Hurley Way and Cal Expo Drive
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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

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