By Bill Lindelof and Chelsea Phua
blindelof@sacbee.com
A Placer County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man suspected of trying to run over a deputy with a stolen pickup truck today in Lincoln.
Coroner officials identified the dead man as John William Sinor, 42, of the Lincoln area. He was a parolee-at-large out of Yuba County, authorities said.
The events that led to the shooting began early this morning Sheriff's Department undercover deputies, as part of a regional auto theft task force, began following a white pickup truck that had been reported stolen.
The deputies called for patrol deputies as backup before the vehicle was pulled over in an alley just off G Street between First and Second streets at 10:42 a.m.
Jill Thompson, a Lincoln police spokeswoman, said in a news release that when patrol deputies tried to pull over the driver of the pickup, the suspect rammed a deputy's patrol car and then tried to run over a deputy who was on foot.
Deputies then opened fire, Thompson said. The man was transported to a hospital and later was pronounced dead.
No deputies was injured. Neither of the patrol deputies were identified, but Thompson said one had 11 years experience and the other was a 13-year veteran. Sheriff's officials said the men have been placed a few days of paid administrative leave as protocol while the investigation is ongoing.
The Lincoln Police Department is handling the review of the shooting.
Call The Bee's Bill Lindelof, (916) 321-1079.
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