A California sheriff's deputy has died after being shot in the line of duty

A 17-year- veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in California has died after being shot in the line of duty Monday, the department said.

Sergeant Dominic Vaca, 43, was shot after pursuing a motorcycle without a license plate, San Bernardino Sheriff John McMahon said in a video statement posted to Twitter. Vaca died later in the day in hospital, the sheriff said. Vaca and other deputies from the Morongo Basin Station were conducting extra patrols for off-highway vehicle violations in Yucca Valley, according to McMahon.