This story has been updated with information about the shooting aspect of the incident.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Authorities are investigating an early Friday morning burglary of a Lakeport business that led to a vehicle pursuit and the shooting of the suspect by a peace officer.

“There's multiple investigations going on,” Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen told Lake County News.

The names of the male suspect, who was transported out of county via air ambulance early Friday, and the officer involved have not yet been released, according to Rasmussen.

At around 4:30 a.m. Friday Lakeport Police officers were dispatched to an alarm call at Hillside Honda, located at 460 S. Main St., Rasmussen said.

“They arrived on scene and located what appeared to be a burglary in progress,” Rasmussen said.

Almost immediately after police arrived the suspect vehicle – a pickup – fled the business, according to Rasmussen.

“It fled the scene and my officer attempted to stop it,” said Rasmussen.

The pursuit led out to the area of Riggs Road and Scotts Valley Road, where some kind of collision occurred, Rasmussen said.

“We believe the suspect's vehicle rammed my police unit,” according to Rasmussen.

A statement released by the Lake County Sheriff's Office said a deputy sheriff who had joined the pursuit was responsible for shooting the suspect.

Shortly before 4:30 a.m., Lakeport Fire units were dispatched to the Riggs Road and Scotts Valley Road area to stage for a report of a vehicle crash following a pursuit with shots fired.

Radio traffic indicated that the suspect had been shot multiple times, and had been struck in the head.

The male suspect was extricated from the pickup and transported by Lakeport Fire personnel to Lampson Field, where a REACH air ambulance picked him up for out-of-county transport, according to radio traffic.

In addition to the injured burglary suspect, Rasmussen said his officer was being checked out at the hospital due to minor complaints of pain.

While Lakeport Police investigators are working on the Hillside Honda burglary, the Lake County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office are in charge of the scene at Riggs Road and Scotts Valley Road, and are conducting an investigation of what occurred at the end of the pursuit, Rasmussen said.

“Our officer is a victim of a crime at that location,” Rasmussen said.

District Attorney Don Anderson did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

On Friday morning the scene was cordoned off with crime scene tape.

The Lake County Public Works Department said Riggs Road would be closed at the intersection of Scotts Valley and Scotts Creek roads until further notice while the crime scene investigation took place.

Sheriff's units were parked near a barn, next to the suspect's gold pickup.

Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.

John Jensen contributed to this report.

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