California Sergeant Shot and Killed While Attempting Traffic Stop

A California sheriff’s deputy was killed after getting shot while attempting a traffic stop on a motorcyclist in a desert community east of Los Angeles.

Sergeant Dominic Vaca, 43, a 17-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office and a sergeant at the Morongo Basin Station. Courtesy of San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

A Southern California sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while attempting a traffic stop on a motorcyclist in a desert community east of Los Angeles, authorities said.

Sgt. Dominic Vaca, 43, was airlifted to the hospital on Monday where he later succumbed to his injuries, San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said in a video message.