California Officer Shot and Killed at Traffic Stop

A 33-year-old officer with the Newman (CA) Police Department was shot and killed during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning.

Officer Ronil Singh was heard calling out “shots fired” over the radio. The suspect fled the area and remains at large, according to NBC News .

Singh was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died.

Officer Singh was a native of Fiji and had been employed by the Newman Police Department since July 2011, according to the agency.