Merced County Sheriff's Office releases name of deputy shot in Dos Palos

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Merced County Sheriff's Office has now released the name of the deputy who was shot in Dos Palos last Wednesday.

Sergeant Clint Landrum is a 14 year veteran of the department.

Landrum was leading the team to arrest Guadalupe Lopez-Herrera on domestic violence charges when investigators say the suspect opened fire from behind a fence covered in shrubs.

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Landrum was hit in his bulletproof vest and leg but is expected to make a full recovery.

Officers arrested Lopez-Herrera the next day after a pursuit that ended on Interstate 5 near Kettleman City.