In 2006, Deputy Jeff Mitchell pulled over a white van. Shortly after, he was found dead, shot with his own gun

In 2006, Deputy Jeff Mitchell pulled over a white van. Shortly after, he was found dead, shot with his own gun. A white van was found later that day in a river with two bodies inside. The two had died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Theories suggest the deputy caught someone dumping the pair's bodies.

Investigators have suggested multiple explanations for the bizarre circumstances. The pair, 43-year-old Allan Schubert (who owned the van) and 28-year-old Nicole Welch, were known to be meth users. It is thought that they may have been killed accidentally while at a meth house, and someone tried to dispose of their bodies. Alternatively it’s been suggested the van may have become submerged under water and carbon monoxide filled the van.
The Sacramento County DeathsToday is the 15th anniversary of the unsolved deaths of Sacramento Sheriff deputy Jeffery Mitchel and the discovery the bodies of Allan Shubert, and Nicole Welch.
What Happened:
Deputy Jeffery Mitchell a 9 year veteran on the force was patrolling in early hours of October 27th. In the early hours of October 27th 2006 at 3:30 AM Mitchell contacted the Sacramento County Police department from his in vehicle computer. Mitchell reported he was pulling over a white Chevrolet van with one occupant for no back license plate. After a few minutes passed from the initial report when the dispatch tried to contact Mitchell. He failed to respond to which sent alarms bells ringing to the dispatcher. Police officers were dispatched to his location to see if Mitchell required assistance.
Upon finding where Mitchell’s vehicle was they came upon a violent scene. Deputy Mitchell was behind his car having been shot in the head with his own service weapon. At the crime scene a partial DNA profile along with fingers prints were pulled from the gun but not enough to identify the suspect. Despite Mitchell being airlifted to the hospital he passed away due to his injuries an hour later at 4:45 AM.
Search for the Vehicle:
The police began the search for the white van and they would actually find it the next day. A couple had called the police after they found the suspected vehicle dumped in the Consumnes River by Highway 49. The location of the vehicle was located in the river which was just a mere 27 minutes from where Mitchell was killed. Inside of the vehicle police made a startling discovery two bodies with one being the registered owner of the van Allan Shubert and other Nicole Welch whose was a friend of Allan. Both of the two had been last seen alive at 9:00 PM on October 26th 2006.
The most chilling detail was that both had been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities believe they had been dead before Mitchell was shot during the traffic stop on October 27th. Later down the line the two would be ruled out as suspects by authorities and their case has as well gone cold. Police suspect that when Mitchell pulled over the killer was on the way to dump the bodies of the two victims in the back of the van later found. Since the aftermath of this police have interviewed several suspects and they have confirmed that they have two people of interest who have not been ruled out but the one thing keeping them from making the arrest is lack of evidence.