Suspect shoots two hostages in California park after wounding police officer

Roseville Police Officers stand at road block leading to the scene of a shooting that killed one person and wounded two others including a California Highway Patrol office, in Roseville, Calif., Thursday, April 6, 2023. California Highway Patrol officers were serving a warrant to the suspect when he began shooting. Two innocent bystanders were struck by the suspect’s gunfire, killing one. The suspect surrendered and taken into custody..(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

A man fleeing police in northern California took two hostages at a public park, killing one of them and wounding the other and an officer before surrendering, authorities have said.

The events happened on Thursday in Roseville, a city of about 150,000, 20 miles north east of Sacramento, in the early afternoon as families played at nearby baseball fields and children attended camp.