Hesperia shootout: 15-year-old girl shot at deputies before she was killed in 15 Freeway gun battle, sheriff says - KABC-TV

A 15-year-old girl, who was at the center of an Amber Alert, shot at deputies before she was killed in a highway shootout, the San Bernardino County sheriff said.

(KABC) -- A 15-year-old girl shot at deputies before she was killed in a highway shootout between her father - a fugitive wanted in the death of the teen's mother - and law enforcement, the San Bernardino County sheriff said Wednesday.

Anthony John Graziano and his daughter, Savannah Graziano, were killed Tuesday in a shootout with deputies on the 15 Freeway in Hesperia after a 45-mile chase.

Once it came to a stop, the girl, wearing a tactical helmet and vest, got out and ran toward deputies amid a hail of gunfire, police said.

In a 39-second video posted on social media Wednesday, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said that evidence suggested the 15-year-old girl was "a participant in shooting at our deputies." Dicus did not provide further specific details in the video.

A public information officer with the Fontana Police Department told Eyewitness News Savannah was in the vehicle when Anthony Graziano shot and killed his wife.

Throughout the pursuit, Graziano was "constantly shooting back at the deputies" with a rifle through the truck's rear window, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said Tuesday during a news conference.