Fairfield Police Shoot Suspect After Vacaville Carjacking

Early Sunday morning, two suspects carried out an armed carjacking in Vacaville, firing about eight shots at the victim, who sustained a facial injury but was not struck by gunfire and self-transported to a hospital. Flock license plate-reading cameras alerted Fairfield police to the stolen vehicle approximately 25 minutes later, leading officers to locate the suspects near Dover and East Tabor avenues in Fairfield. One suspect fled on foot, while the other pointed a handgun at an officer, prompting the officer to shoot and injure the suspect, who is expected to survive. The second suspect was apprehended with assistance from a K-9 unit. No officers were injured during the incident. Authorities believe the carjacking was an isolated event, and the Solano County Officer-Involved Incident Protocol Team and District Attorney’s Office are investigating.