Shootout Kills One California Officer, Wounds Two Others

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A man whose truck was being impounded suddenly grabbed a rifle and opened fire, killing a California Highway Patrol officer and wounding two others before he was killed, authorities said. Other drivers ran for cover and two people were slightly injured as dozens of bullets flew shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday just off a freeway in Riverside, east of Los Angeles. "We don't know his motive for this crime," Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz said. KABC-TV reported that a man identified the shooter as his son, Aaron Luther, 49, of neighboring Beaumont. A CHP officer was doing paperwork to impound the pickup truck when the man reached in, grabbed a rifle and fatally wounded the officer, authorities said. The officer was identified as Andrew Moye, Jr. "I am devastated by the tragedy that unfolded earlier in Riverside. Tonight, I mourn the loss of one of our own," CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said in a tweet. Family members said Moye was 33 and had been with the CHP for about four years, according to KABC-TV. Two other CHP officers were wounded, one critically, as officers from several agencies fought the man. "It was a long and horrific gun battle," the chief said. Dennis Luther of Riverside said he watched the shootout on television. "It's hard. I love him. And I'm sorry for the policeman," he told KABC-TV. "I'm devastated. I just can't believe it." Luther said his son served prison time for attempted m...
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