A white supremacist was killed in a shootout with deputies in Templeton, California, according to a San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office news release Friday. The shooting took place Thursday morning when deputies at first tried to conduct a traffic stop on Christopher Michael Straub, 38, near a cemetery. Straub got out of his vehicle and ran through the vineyards of the cemetery.He then hid and ambushed deputies, firing multiple rounds at them with a handgun. Deputy Richard "Ted" Lehnhoff, 34, was hit in the leg and airlifted to a local hospital, where he underwent surgery and is in stable condition, the release said. Straub continued evading deputies and attempted to return to his vehicle through the vineyard, but additional deputies arrived on scene and intercepted him as he tried to regain access to his vehicle. Straub was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff's office. After the shooting, authorities found multiple weapons in Straub's vehicle.

Footage has emerged of a police officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office caught on camera using his riot shield to slam a Black Lives Matter protester who was already lying on the ground on Friday night. The footage shows the deputy forcefully using their riot shield to subdue a protester. The footage was shot in West Hollywood area of the city which saw more than 100 protesters gathered on Friday evening as they marched along Santa Monica Boulevard.