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This still image taken from a surveillance camera and provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office seeking the public's assistance in finding a suspect believed to be responsible for a shooting that took place in Paso Robles in the morning on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Authorities say a California sheriffs deputy was shot in the head in an &quot;ambush&quot; attack by a gunman intent on harming or killing police, The shooter opened fire on a police station. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Authorities: Suspect in ambush on California deputy is dead

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

In this undated photo obtained from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department and provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's office, Mason James Lira is shown. A hunt by authorities began Thursday, June 11, 2020, for Lira, who has been identified as a suspected gunman who ambushed officers the previous day outside a California Central Coast police station, shooting a sheriff's deputy in the head. (Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department/San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department via AP)

Mason James Lira, deputy ‘ambush’ suspect, shot dead by police; officers wounded

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times