(KMJ) – Sacramento Police confirm one of its officers lost her life after being shot while responding to a domestic violence call in the northern part of that city Wednesday night.
26-year old Tara O’Sullivan died after being rushed to UC Davis Medical Center. And the Sacramento Police Department posted this message on its Facebook page following her passing:
It is with a broken heart that we have to share with all of you that earlier today we lost one of our own. While on a call for service in North Sacramento, Officer Tara O’Sullivan was shot and killed. She gave her young life while protecting our community.
We are devastated tonight. There are no words to convey the depth of the sadness we feel, or how heartbroken we are for the family of our young, brave officer. The men and women of our police department will continue to do our jobs to protect our community, and we will draw strength from the courage of Tara.
Our hearts are with Tara’s family, whose pain can hardly be imagined. Please hold her family in your thoughts and prayers.
An 8-hour stand-off followed the shooting of Officer O’Sullivan. But the suspect surrendered peacefully to police early Thursday morning.
