One deputy and a civilian were killed while serving an eviction notice.
Friday, April 13, 2012
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A raging fire that broke out at a Modesto apartment during a standoff was put out early Friday, but the status of a suspect in the shooting deaths of a deputy and a civilian was still unknown, police said.
Police organize their efforts in heavy rain near the scene where a Stanislaus County deputy and a civilian were killed when gunfire broke out as authorities tried to serve an eviction notice at an apartment complex, officials said, Thursday morning, April 12, 2012 in Modesto, Calif. (AP Photo/The Modesto Bee, Joan Barnett Lee)
People stand on Prescott Road near Chrysler Drive behind police tape outside the area where a Stanislaus County deputy and a civilian were killed when gunfire broke out as authorities tried to serve an eviction notice at an apartment complex, officials said, Thursday morning, April 12, 2012 in Modesto, Calif. (AP Photo/The Modesto Bee, Joan Barnett Lee)
CHP officers are pictured at the scene of an officer involved shooting on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Modesto, Calif. A sheriff's deputy and a civilian were killed when gunfire broke out as authorities tried to serve an eviction notice at an apartment complex, officials said. (AP Photo/The Modesto Bee, Joan Barnett Lee)
Modesto police officers prepare to enter the scene of an officer involved shooting on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Modesto, Calif. A sheriff's deputy and a civilian were killed when gunfire broke out as authorities tried to serve an eviction notice at an apartment complex, officials said. (AP Photo/The Modesto Bee, Joan Barnett Lee)
