A deputy was injured and a suspect was killed in a shooting Thursday morning in the San Luis Obispo community of Templeton.
The incident started at around 10:20 a.m. when the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said one of its deputies found a man who was wanted on a felony warrant.
The Sheriff said the man ran into a nearby cemetery and hid. Another deputy arrived, and the suspect allegedly ambushed them. One deputy was injured and they called for backup as the suspect left the cemetery.
Two more deputies responded to the scene. Sheriff Ian Parkinson said the suspect was shot during what Parkinson described as a “gun battle.”
The injured deputy was taken to a hospital where he is in stable condition and will have surgery. The suspect died of his injuries.
Investigators said the suspect had a felony warrant out for his arrest and multiple gun convictions but was also an alleged member of a white supremacist gang that the Sheriff’s Office was investigating. His identity has not been released.
