One police officer killed, another injured in New Jersey shooting
Fox News' Trace Gallagher shares the latest on two police officers that were shot in Newark, New Jersey on Friday night.
An Army veteran police officer was killed in a shootout during an operational crackdown on transnational drug trafficking organizations infiltrating illicit drugs into the United States, California officials said Wednesday.
Fox News Digital confirmed that 25-year-old Marysville Police Department Officer Osmar Rodarte was killed during drug bust that was part of a multi-year investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamines and fentanyl.
Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry said in a Wednesday afternoon press conference that multiple law enforcement agencies launched 20 search warrants across Yuba, Sutter, Tehama and Butte counties during the drug bust.
Officer Rodarte was injured during an exchange of gunfire between law enforcement and a person inside a home authorities were investigating, Yuba County Sheriff Wendell Anderson said. Rodarte, who was taken to the Adventist Health and Rideout hospital, later died from his injuries.
"Obviously, this tragedy has rocked our small community," Anderson said.
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The Marysville Police Department identified the fallen officer as Osmar Rodarte. (The Marysville Police Department )
Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry announced the death of a police officer who was shot and killed during a drug trafficking investigation in Northern California on March 26, 2025. (Yuba County Sheriff's Office)
The gunman was shot and killed, Anderson said. A second individual was inside the house, and is being considered a witness at this time, Curry said.
The sheriff said the gunman died at the scene, and there was another person inside the house who DA Curry said is being considered a witness at this time.
Yuba County Sheriff Wendell Anderson announced the death of a Maryville Police Department during an office-involved shooting on Wednesday morning in Northern California. (Yuba County Sheriff's Office)
California State Assemblyman James Gallagher of Sutter County also spoke about the tragedy on social media, saying: "The young officer was part of a multi-agency action that was going after cartel drug trafficking in the area. He was trying to snuff out the poison that has been brought into our communities by transnational gangs."
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Police Chief Christian Sachs said Rodarte had worked for the department for two years and was a U.S. Army veteran, a brother, a father, and "a close friend." (The Marysville Police Department )
Curry said that before law enforcement launched their search warrants that they seized hundreds of pounds of different drugs, including methamphetamine and fentaNYL.
"These were major players moving poison through our communities," he said. "And we couldn’t just sit and watch it happen. We had to do something about it. And it’s just tragic and all of us would just ask that you be praying for the officer’s family and for this law enforcement community that’s also grieving today."
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The officer's death marks the first time in over a century that a Marysville officer has been killed in the line of duty. The identification of the officer is being withheld pending next of kin notifications.
