Driver Kills Highway Patrol Officer, Injures 2 During Long Gun Battle in California

Authorities work the scene where a shootout near a freeway killed a California Highway Patrol officer and wounded two others before the gunman was fatally shot, in Riverside, Calif., on Aug. 12, 2019. Terry Pierson/The Orange County Register via AP

A California Highway Patrol officer was killed during a traffic stop after a long gun battle with a driver who pulled a rifle from his pick-up truck, opening fire while the officer was calling in a tow-truck and filling out paperwork.

Before succumbing to his injuries, the officer called for backup, and six more law enforcement officers engaged in a firefight with the driver as multiple agencies flooded to the scene near the 215 Freeway in Riverside, eventually shooting the suspect dead.