Deputy hospitalized after suspect armed with knife hits him with vehicle in Rancho Cucamonga

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (KABC) -- A deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is hospitalized after a suspect armed with a knife suddenly tried to run into him and pinned him with his vehicle, according to authorities.

It happened just after 7:15 p.m. Saturday when deputies were conducting a search of a separate vehicle in a parking lot at Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga.
[Ads /]
As the deputy searched the vehicle, the sheriff's department said a driver suddenly drove straight towards him, hitting the vehicle being searched and pinning the deputy.

"The driver of the car got out and came at the deputy, armed with a knife," said the SBCSD in a statement.

At that moment, investigators said a shooting occurred and the armed suspect was struck.

Both the deputy and the suspect were sent to nearby hospitals.
[Ads /]
The deputy suffered injuries to his leg, according to the sheriff's department.



Meanwhile, the suspect's condition is currently unknown.

The incident remains under investigation.