Deputy Jennings had responded to a call in which it was reported that a man was beating his wife. Deputy Jennings was shot as he entered a nearby field by the suspect who was lying in wait. The suspect shot several times and one of the bullets hit Deputy Jennings just above the top center of his bullet proof vest. Deputy Jennings did not kill the suspect, it was proven later the suspect had turned the gun on himself and committed suicide in the field. Randy was the first Deputy in Butte County to be killed in the line of duty and was a well liked & respected officer.
He is survived by his wife Terry, as well as his mother, brother and numerous family & friends. A new bridge overpass on Oro Dam Blvd crossing the Feather River in Oroville was dedicated in his honor.
Deputy Jennings had responded to a call in which it was reported that a man was beating his wife. Deputy Jennings was shot as he entered a nearby field by the suspect who was lying in wait. The suspect shot several times and one of the bullets hit Deputy Jennings just above the top center of his bullet proof vest. Deputy Jennings did not kill the suspect, it was proven later the suspect had turned the gun on himself and committed suicide in the field. Randy was the first Deputy in Butte County to be killed in the line of duty and was a well liked & respected officer.
He is survived by his wife Terry, as well as his mother, brother and numerous family & friends. A new bridge overpass on Oro Dam Blvd crossing the Feather River in Oroville was dedicated in his honor.
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