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

The sergeant was sitting in his parked vehicle working a homicide case nearby when a car pulled up next to him and the driver opened fire around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Fresno Acting Police Chief Mindy Casto said. She said the officer was “ambushed”.

Despite being hit, the sergeant was able to fire back as officers responded and joined the fight, Casto said. The man was shot by police and pronounced dead at a hospital, the acting chief said. He was not immediately identified.

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

Detectives were investigating whether the suspect was connected to a homicide case in which a person was found dead at a nearby home in southeast Fresno.