2nd Man Seized in Shooting of Officer

VALLEJO, Calif. — A manhunt has ended with the arrest of a second suspect in the July 29 shooting of a California Highway Patrol officer whose life was saved by a bulletproof vest.

Matthew Lee Allen, 34, was arrested at his Vallejo home, a CHP spokesman said.

Officer Eugene Mulata was shot twice in the chest and four times in the back after making a traffic stop near Crockett. Because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, he suffered only minor injuries.

Investigators said Allen handed a .44-caliber revolver to Jeffery Shawn Rendall, 29, of American Canyon after the officer stopped their stolen pickup truck for speeding. Rendall is suspected of firing the shots.

Rendall was arrested last Monday after a police dog found him in a crawl space under a building in Crockett. Why Allen returned home and where he had been hiding was not known.