The suspect believed to have ambushed a Southern California sheriff's deputy this week was left dead Wednesday after a shooting that also injured two police officers, authorities said. Officers with the San Bernardino Police SWAT unit were attempting to take the unidentified suspect into custody in connection with the deputy shooting just before 3:40 p.m. when gunfire erupted, San Bernardino police Lt. Michele Mahan told reporters. Fox News has reached out to the San Bernardino police and sheriff's departments. The incident came a day after a San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy was shot while trying to pull over a motorist. "He was able to immediately get out of his vehicle and as the deputy tried to catch up… he was able to retrieve a rifle from the vehicle," San Bernardino police Sgt.

Source: Fox News August 19, 2021 01:08 UTC