Man On Loose With Body Armor, AR-15 May Be Tied To Multiple CA Shootings

A gunman allegedly shot a Riverside County sheriff's deputy in Moreno Valley, Calif.
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Police were searching for at least one suspect who was wearing body armor and carrying a semi-automatic rifle after a Riverside County, Calif. sheriff’s deputy was shot on Tuesday afternoon.

Sheriff’s spokesman Albert Martinez said the deputy was responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call at a home in Moreno Valley, Calif. when he was shot, according to Los Angeles TV station KABC. The deputy was able to call for back-up, Martinez said, and a SWAT team had the home surrounded as of 11 p.m. local time.

Authorities were looking for one or two suspects who were wearing body armor and armed with an AR-15 rifle, according to KABC.

The news station reported that investigators believe two other crime scenes were connected to the deputy’s shooting. A 74-year-old woman was found dead inside a bullet-riddled SUV at a gas station in Moreno Valley. Family members said the woman’s son-in-law was also killed inside a second home.

The injured deputy had been transported to a local medical center with non-life threatening injuries and later released.

Update: Police said on Wednesday morning the suspect had been found dead.

This post has been updated.

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