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Both deputies were shot in the face while on patrol outside the jail complex, Rivera said.

The suspected gunman, whose identity was not immediately known, was killed during the gunfire exchange.

Both deputies were taken to the hospital. One was to be released with a bullet graze to his face, and according to Rivera, the other remains in critical yet stable condition with a gunshot wound to the eye.

The motive behind the shooting was not yet clear.