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Deputy shoots, kills off-duty Vancouver PD officer who fought robbery suspect at his home

BATTLE GROUND, Wash. — An off-duty Vancouver Police officer was shot and killed Saturday by a Clark County sheriff’s deputy responding to reports that an armed robbery suspect was at his home.

Based on a timeline of events released late Sunday night, Officer Donald Sahota, 52, was shot by the Clark County deputy just moments after he was stabbed by a robbery suspect.

The incident started at about 8 p.m. Saturday when a man robbed a gas station in Vancouver and took off in a stolen car.

About 12 minutes later, Vancouver Police found the suspect heading north on I-205. The suspect continued driving north onto Interstate 5 towards Battle Ground, where law enforcement used spike strips on the stolen vehicle.

Court documents say the suspect, identified as Julio Segura, got out of the car and ran towards a house.

Investigators say a woman then called 9-1-1 to report a man pounding on their front door.

She told dispatchers her husband, Sahota, was a Vancouver Police officer and was in the driveway with a gun, trying to detain the suspect.
Investigators say the suspect and off-duty officer got into a fight, and Sahota was stabbed repeatedly with a knife.

The suspect got away and ran towards the house, still occupied by Sahota’s wife.

Investigators say Sahota was able to get a hold of his gun and ran after the suspect, but within seconds, a Clark County deputy got to the scene and shot several rounds at him.

“The off-duty officer/homeowner collapsed on his front porch before responding officers were able to determine he was the homeowner and not the alleged robbery suspect,” authorities said.

Sahota was later pronounced deceased.