Cops injured in shootout with gunman who 'ambushed police station shooting sheriff in the face and killed homeless man
SEVERAL police officers were wounded in a shootout in Paso Robles, California, on Thursday, after a suspect allegedly ambushed a sheriff and led officers on a manhunt.
Authorities said Lira opened fire on the Paso Robles Police Station and then shot a San Luis Obispo County sheriff's deputy in the face.An Arroyo Grande police officer helping with the search was later wounded in an exchange of gunfire with Lira at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to a post on the City of Arroyo Grande website, which said the injury wasn't life-threatening.
According to officials, Nicholas Dreyfus, a 28-year old deputy with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, responded to the early morning shooting and was shot in the face. The victim killed was likely a transient who was camping out near the train tracks, authorities said.
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