Public Safety · Penryn, CA
Placer County K-9 Sonic Released After Surgery for Gunshot Wound in Penryn Standoff
K-9 Sonic, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois serving with the Placer County Sheriff's Office, was discharged from Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic Saturday after emergency surgery for a gunshot wound to his leg. Sonic was shot around 7 a.m. Friday when deputies entered the Quarry Lane home of 30-year-old Linda Mullennix in Penryn during an armed standoff that began late Thursday. Authorities said Mullennix, who had barricaded herself while facing an arrest warrant and eviction notice, opened fire on deputies; they returned fire, wounding her. No deputies were injured, and the deputy-involved shooting remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Office and Placer County District Attorney's Office.