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Several Officers Wounded in Shootout With Ambush Suspect in California

Associated Press

   LOS ANGELES - Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate
   shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a
   deputy a day earlier, authorities said.

   Scores of police officers have been searching for Mason James Lira, 26,
   since early Wednesday when authorities said he opened fire on the Paso
   Robles police station on California's Central Coast and then shot a San
   Luis Obispo County sheriff's deputy in the face. The deputy is in
   serious condition.

   An Arroyo Grande police officer helping with the search was wounded in
   an exchange of gunfire with Lira at about 3 p.m., according to a post
   on the city of Arroyo Grande website that said the injury wasn't
   life-threatening.

   Later, after a second exchange of gunfire, the Paso Robles Police
   Department tweeted "Suspect down. Several officers wounded." There was
   no immediate word on their conditions.

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