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The report details an active manhunt conducted by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office in Northern California for an armed and dangerous suspect identified as 44-year-old Derek Spencer.

Key details of the incident include:

• Suspect & Charges: Derek Spencer is wanted on multiple felony charges, beginning with reports of him pointing a firearm at victims in Placer County, as well as a suspected link to a prior carjacking in El Dorado County. Authorities later reported that the suspect is believed to have shot and killed a woman before fleeing.

• Confrontation with Deputies: During the initial search, Spencer rammed his vehicle into a Placer County sheriff’s deputy patrol car and fled. As law enforcement pursued him, he fired multiple gunshots at responding officers and law enforcement helicopters overhead. No law enforcement personnel were reported injured.

• Location & Public Safety Orders: The search operation has been centered around the rugged, forested terrain of Iowa Hill Road, south of Colfax. PlacerAlert issued warnings urging area residents to lock their doors, remain indoors, and shelter in place.

• Fire Suppression Disruption: The Foresthill Fire Protection District, along with Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service, staged units at Mineral Bar Campground for a nearby forest fire in the Iowa Hill area. Firefighting efforts had to be delayed or restricted due to the imminent threat posed by the active shooter situation in the immediate vicinity.