California deputy 'ambushed' in shooting as suspect was ‘lying in wait,’ cops say

A Southern California sheriff's deputy was ambushed Tuesday by a suspect "lying in wait" while trying to make a traffic stop before his patrol vehicle was found torched at the scene, authorities said.

The four-year veteran of the force was passing through San Bernardino just after 4 p.m. when he tried pulling over a BMW for an unknown offense. During a short car chase, the suspect turned a corner and got out with a rifle, San Bernardino police Sgt. Equino Thomas told Fox News. "He was able to immediately get out of his vehicle and as the deputy tried to catch up… he was able to retrieve a rifle from the vehicle," he said. "As the deputy turned, the suspect fired multiple rounds."