Suspect in double shooting at California shopping center shot and killed by off-duty cop

2 dead outside restaurant in Fontana; Suspect dead

Two people -- a man and a woman -- were shot and killed outside a restaurant in Fontana. A third person -- the suspected gunman -- was shot to death by an off-duty deputy.

FONTANA, Calif. - Officials said a man and a woman were shot and killed in a shopping center parking lot in the Inland Empire over the weekend. 

What we know:

The Fontana Police Department responded to a call of a shooting at the Falcon Ridge Town Center on Summit Avenue in Fontana around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 21.

Upon arrival, police found a 43-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. They were both taken to an area hospital where they were  pronounced dead at the hospital by medical personnel. 

A third person – believed to be the gunman accused of killing the man and a woman – was also shot at the scene. Following an investigation, an off-duty deputy with San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department happened to be where the shooting broke out and ended up shooting the alleged gunman.

The 45-year-old alleged gunman was pronounced dead at the scene.

What we don't know:

Officials have not released the names of the two people killed, the suspected gunman and the deputy who stepped in to stop the alleged shooter as of Sunday afternoon.