PORTERVILLE, Calif. (FOX26) — A Tulare County sheriff’s deputy was killed in the line of duty on Thursday.
Deputies were serving an eviction notice when the suspect, identified as David Morales, started shooting.
The shooting happened around 10:20 a.m. in the area of Newcomb and Grand in Porterville.
While all the shooting was happening, a neighbor pulled out his phone and started recording.
The moment shots were fired at deputies in Porterville. (Courtesy: Juan Guerrero)
Juan Guerrero captured the sound of machine gun fire right in front of his house.
SWAT later brought in a Bearcat and escorted people from the neighborhood while the suspect was still barricaded in a nearby home.
The deputy who was killed responded to the call for help and took a bullet from a high-powered rifle.
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said what started out as a civil matter is now a homicide investigation.
The sheriff said the deputy, whom he did not identify, died at the hospital at 11:20 a.m.