A Vacaville carjacking suspect arrested and wounded early Sunday in Fairfield after pointing his firearm at a police officer has been charged with attempted murder of a peace officer.
In a Tuesday press statement updating information about the incident, Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams said a criminal complaint was filed against Aaron Kyle Ash, 19, of Vacaville, charging him not only with attempted murder of a police officer but also carjacking, assault with a firearm, and not being the registered owner of the firearm he carried.
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Ash’s co-defendant, a 15-year-old boy not identified because of his age, has been charged with carjacking, assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a minor, and resisting, obstructing, delaying a peace officer in the discharge of their duties.
In the prepared statement, Abrams noted that due to the nature of the case and an ongoing investigation, no other details would be released on Tuesday.
As previously reported, the carjacking and gunfire began early Sunday in Vacaville, but Ash and the minor were spotted and arrested 25 minutes later in Fairfield, with Ash wounded after police say he pointed his firearm at an officer.
According to a Fairfield Police Department social media post, a city’s Flock camera, or license plate-reading technology, alerted officers at 5 a.m. to a vehicle involved in a possible carjacking in Vacaville.
The suspects reportedly were armed, and, according to a separate Vacaville Police Department social media post, had fired approximately eight rounds at a victim in the 800 block of Beelard Avenue in Vacaville. The victim was not struck but “self-transported to the hospital for an injury to his face” related to the carjacking, police said.
Following several additional Flock “hits,” Fairfield officers located the carjacked vehicle within their city limits, in the area of Dover and East Tabor avenues.
Two men got out of the vehicle “and were engaged by a Fairfield police officer,” according to the post’s wording. Upon contact, the minor ran, while Ash continued walking.
The officer issued commands to Ash, who was armed with a handgun, police said, adding that he ignored the commands and pointed his gun at the officer. The officer responded and fired at Ash, who sustained at least one gunshot wound.
Officers provided medical aid at the scene, and Ash was transported to a local hospital. He is expected to survive, police said. No officers were injured.
The minor was apprehended by officers and a K-9 officer.
The Solano County Officer-Involved Incident Protocol Team responded and took control of the investigation, according to the department social media post.
Fairfield police officials directed all inquiries to the Solano County District Attorney’s Office.