A suspect arrested in connection with a fatal hostage incident at a California park in April escaped custody on Sunday, officials say.
Eric Abril, 35, is accused of shooting and wounding a Highway Patrol officer at Mahany Park and taking two bystanders hostage, fatally shooting one and injuring the other, police said.
"We have developed new information revealing Abril was last seen on video surveillance walking in the area of Rainier Court in Rocklin at 3:39 a.m., and then northbound a few minutes later on Saddletree Lane," the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
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