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‘Awful lot of rounds’: Investigators comb through deadly Rancho Cordova shootout scene

Sherrif's Department: Anton Lemon Moore accused of shooting Deputy Mark Stasyuk

‘Awful lot of rounds’: Investigators comb through deadly Rancho Cordova shootout scene

Sherrif's Department: Anton Lemon Moore accused of shooting Deputy Mark Stasyuk

WEBVTT LOT, WHERE HE ULTIMATELY FELL DOWN FOR MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS. RANDY BAKER WITNESSING, WITHIN FEET, SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPUTIES SURROUNDING THE INJURED SUSPECT, ACCUSED OF KILLING 27-YEAR-OLD DEPUTY MARK STASYUK. >> ANGRY. THAT SOMEBODY CAN JUST WALK IN WITH A GUN AND CAUSE THIS KIND OF HAVOC AND TRAGEDY. VICKI: TODAY, INVESTIGATORS IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT AS 38-YEAR-OLD ANTON LEMON MOORE, AND RELEASED THIS 2016 BOOKING PHOT WE’VE UNCOVERED MOORE HAS CRIMINAL RECORD DATING BACK TO 1998 IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. ALTHOUGH MULTIPLE FIREARMS-RELATED CHARGES WER ACQUITTED OR DISMISSED, HE DID PLEAD NO CONTEST TO ENGAGING IN A PUBLIC FIGHT. >> I CAN SAY HE IS NOT A STRANGER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. CERTAINLY NOT A STRANGER TO OUR ORGANIZATION. AND SOME OF OUR OFFICERS THAT WORK OUT IN THAT AREA ARE FAMILIAR WITH HIM. VICKI: INVESTIGATORS SAY MOORE OPENED FIRE AT DEPUTY STASYUK AND 28-YEAR-OLD DEPUTY JULIE ROBERTSON, WHILE RESPONDING TO A DISTURBANCE CALL AT PEP BOYS. AN EMPLOYEE INSIDE THAT STORE, ALSO SHOT, BEFORE DEPUTIES OPENED FIRE MULTIPLE TIMES AT MOORE BEFORE BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. >> HE IS STILL UNDERGOIN TREATMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE TO THE LEVEL OF HIS RECOVERY JUST YET. VICKI: DEPUTY ROBERTSON, AS WELL AS A PEP BOYS EMPLOYEE, ARE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. BUT DEPUTY STASYUK, A NEWLYWED , WAS SHOT AND KILLED. >> I AM VERY SAD THE OTHER OFFICER WAS KILLED AND NOW HIS WIFE IS A WIDOW AND I’M SURE IT’S HARD THING FOR T DEPARTMENT TO LOSE A BUDDY. VICKI: AS INVESTIGATORS CONT
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‘Awful lot of rounds’: Investigators comb through deadly Rancho Cordova shootout scene

Sherrif's Department: Anton Lemon Moore accused of shooting Deputy Mark Stasyuk

A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department deputy was shot and killed Monday after responding to a call in Rancho Cordova. Three other people, including the suspect, were wounded during the shootout.The suspect in the shooting has been identified as Anton Lemon Moore, the Sheriff's Department said. As of Tuesday night, Moore was still in the hospital, being treated for his injury. Investigators searched his home Tuesday afternoon.Deputy Mark Stasyuk, 27, died at the hospital. He had been with the department for four and a half years, Sheriff Scott Jones said. He leaves behind a wife, mother, father and sister, the Sheriff's Department said. "For the second time in a little over a year and the third time since I've been sheriff, I have the unfortunate duty to inform you all that we've had yet another officer killed in the line of duty in Sacramento County," Jones said at a press conference early Monday evening.Stasyuk and another deputy responded to a call for service around 1:44 p.m. from employees at the Pep Boys auto shop near Folsom Boulevard and McGregor Drive, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Shaun Hampton.When they arrived, Moore shot at the deputies, the Sheriff's Department. The deputies did not know Moore was armed when they arrived, Jones said. Stasyuk was shot in the upper body, Jones said. The second deputy -- 28-year-old Julie Robertson -- was shot in the arm. She was released from the hospital Tuesday, the Sheriff's Department said. The shooting spanned two locations, starting at Pep Boys and then spilling over to a nearby parking lot west of the store.A bystander and Moore were also struck by gunfire.The bystander -- a man who works at Pep Boys -- was released from the hospital Tuesday. Moore was alert and talking with officers when he was taken to the hospital Monday, Jones said."So, we know (the suspect) is not a stranger to law enforcement. We know that," Hampton said.More than 24 hours after the shooting, investigators were still at the scene. Hampton said an "awful, awful lot of rounds were fired."Roads around the shooting scenes were closed for the investigation. By Tuesday night, all the roads reopened.Who Was Deputy Mark Stasyuk?Stasyuk was a patrol officer contracted out to Rancho Cordova. He had been on the force for four and a half years, the Sheriff's Department said.According to the Sheriff's Department, Stasyuk got married in March. He leaves behind a wife, mother, father and sister, the Sheriff's Department said.A family member told KCRA that Stasyuk was "madly in love with (his wife.) They just got married in March. He loved fishing, (so much!) spending time outdoors, and had big dreams for his new future. He taught (his wife) how to scuba dive, they did that on their honeymoon in Mexico. He loved being a deputy, talked about it all the time. He was a man full of integrity."In a video Stasyuk recorded in 2016 with his alma mater, Sacramento State University, Stasyuk talks about going to the academy and working full-time while earning his degree in criminal justice.No other details have been released.

A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department deputy was shot and killed Monday after responding to a call in Rancho Cordova. Three other people, including the suspect, were wounded during the shootout.

The suspect in the shooting has been identified as Anton Lemon Moore, the Sheriff's Department said.

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As of Tuesday night, Moore was still in the hospital, being treated for his injury. Investigators searched his home Tuesday afternoon.

Anton Lemon Paris, aka, Anton Lemon Moore
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Anton Lemon Moore, 38.

Deputy Mark Stasyuk, 27, died at the hospital. He had been with the department for four and a half years, Sheriff Scott Jones said. He leaves behind a wife, mother, father and sister, the Sheriff's Department said.

"For the second time in a little over a year and the third time since I've been sheriff, I have the unfortunate duty to inform you all that we've had yet another officer killed in the line of duty in Sacramento County," Jones said at a press conference early Monday evening.

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Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department deputy Mark Stasyuk, 27, died from gunshot wounds Monday after responding to a call in Rancho Cordova. 

Stasyuk and another deputy responded to a call for service around 1:44 p.m. from employees at the Pep Boys auto shop near Folsom Boulevard and McGregor Drive, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Shaun Hampton.

When they arrived, Moore shot at the deputies, the Sheriff's Department. The deputies did not know Moore was armed when they arrived, Jones said.

Stasyuk was shot in the upper body, Jones said. The second deputy -- 28-year-old Julie Robertson -- was shot in the arm. She was released from the hospital Tuesday, the Sheriff's Department said.

The shooting spanned two locations, starting at Pep Boys and then spilling over to a nearby parking lot west of the store.

A bystander and Moore were also struck by gunfire.

The bystander -- a man who works at Pep Boys -- was released from the hospital Tuesday. Moore was alert and talking with officers when he was taken to the hospital Monday, Jones said.

"So, we know (the suspect) is not a stranger to law enforcement. We know that," Hampton said.

More than 24 hours after the shooting, investigators were still at the scene. Hampton said an "awful, awful lot of rounds were fired."

Roads around the shooting scenes were closed for the investigation. By Tuesday night, all the roads reopened.

Who Was Deputy Mark Stasyuk?

Stasyuk was a patrol officer contracted out to Rancho Cordova. He had been on the force for four and a half years, the Sheriff's Department said.

According to the Sheriff's Department, Stasyuk got married in March. He leaves behind a wife, mother, father and sister, the Sheriff's Department said.

A family member told KCRA that Stasyuk was "madly in love with (his wife.) They just got married in March. He loved fishing, (so much!) spending time outdoors, and had big dreams for his new future. He taught (his wife) how to scuba dive, they did that on their honeymoon in Mexico. He loved being a deputy, talked about it all the time. He was a man full of integrity."

In a video Stasyuk recorded in 2016 with his alma mater, Sacramento State University, Stasyuk talks about going to the academy and working full-time while earning his degree in criminal justice.

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