... All three deputies were rushed to a nearby hospital with one eventually dying from injuries sustained during the attack. A second remained in critical condition while the other's injuries were less severe, Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell told reporters at a Saturday morning news conference.

Grinnell called it a "very violent scene" and said deputies that responded after the initial call faced at one point a "hail of gunfire" after arriving at the home.

Deputies were originally responding to an unrelated call when they were alerted to a disturbance at a nearby home.

They "saw what appeared to be the back door kicked in, and they could hear a disturbance inside of that home," Grinnell told reporters. ...