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Four Sonoma County, California, Sheriff’s deputies were injured, one critically, in a shootout and chase early Monday morning with a suspect in Santa Rosa. The pursuit ended with the suspect crashing and dying at the scene.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened at about 12:10 a.m. in unincorporated West Santa Rosa. Deputies had responded to a report of a person brandishing a rifle, CBS reports.
The suspect led deputies on a pursuit, during which the suspect stopped, fired shots at the deputies, and drove away again, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies returned fire and the suspect fled again, driving over two miles before he crashed the vehicle he was driving into a fence. More gunfire erupted at the scene of the crash.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, the Sheriff's Office said. Four deputies were hurt, one was shot in the leg and another who suffered a head injury and was hospitalized in critical condition. Two other deputies suffered injuries to their hands.