Deputies shot and killed two people during a shootout at an Indian casino in Southern California earlier this week.
The shooting occured at around 6:20 PM on Monday, when Riverside County officers were called to the Soboba Indian Reservation after security guards called to say that they were taking fire at the security kiosk.
According to a report from Sgt. Dean Spivacke, two people, a man and a woman, fired at the police deputies with assault rifles, then drove off into the nearby hills. Some officers pursued, and the suspects exchanged gunfire with them, and also shot at the helicopter that was aiding the pursuit.
When the suspect's vehicle broke down, a SWAT team confronted them, and an hour long gun battle ensued. Both the suspect's were killed in the battle, but nobody else was hurt.
The identity of the suspects has not been revealed.
Robert Salgado, the tribal chairman, warned tribal residents to stay in their homes while the shootout was going on, saying "They've got a SWAT team out there. They're probably going to shoot first and ask questions later.".
This shootout is the second one to occur on the reservation in less than a week. Last Thursday, a 26 year old member of the trible, El Morillo, was killed by deputies after he attacked them with an assault rifle.
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