A man died in a shootout after he shot a police sergeant in California

FRESNO, Calif. — A man who shot and wounded a police sergeant during what officials called an ambush was killed by police over the weekend in Fresno, California, authorities said.

A sergeant was sitting in his parked car working on a homicide case nearby when a car pulled up around 5:30 Saturday evening and the driver opened fire, Fresno Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto said. She said the officer was ambushed.

Despite being wounded, the sergeant was able to return fire when officers responded and joined the firefight, Casto said. The man was shot by police and pronounced dead at a hospital, the interim chief said. He was not immediately identified.

The sergeant, a 21-year-old member of the department, was stable after being treated for gunshot wounds to the lower body, Fresno Bee reported on Monday.

Detectives were investigating whether a suspect was involved in a homicide case in which a man was found dead in a home in southeast Fresno.