A 17-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department died in a hospital after a high-speed pursuit ended in gunfire on Monday. Dominic Vaca, 43, of the Morongo Basin Station was shot after an attempted traffic stop in Yucca Valley, a desert community outside Joshua Tree National Park. AdvertisementSan Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers pay their respects to Sgt. Dominic Vaca as he was transported from Desert Regional Hospital to the San Bernardino County coroner’s office. (OnScene.TV)The man abandoned his motorcycle and ran into the desert near Dumosa Avenue and Sunnyslope Drive, officials said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2021 15:52 UTC