(CNN) A sheriff's deputy was shot Wednesday when a man opened fire outside a police station in Paso Robles, California, authorities said. "We feel that this was an ambush that he planned," San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said. The Sheriff's Department identified the suspect at 26-year-old Mason James Lira in a news release Wednesday night. Officials conducted a widespread search of the downtown Paso Robles area earlier Wednesday, but Lira was not located and the manhunt is still ongoing. Lira allegedly began firing at police cars shortly after 3 a.m. (local time) as they entered the downtown area and at the station, Parkinson said.

Source: CNN June 11, 2020 01:08 UTC