Wild California crime rampage: Man linked to slaying, stolen guns and forest fires, police say

Los Angeles Times - Sep 21, 2026

A murder suspect who led police on a violent manhunt across Placer County, ramming into a patrol car and lighting forest fires as authorities closed in, was killed in a shootout Monday morning.

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