we h he more from pete lliams. pete? >> lester, authohoties tell us theyelieve these are the three gunmen who carried out the shooting. assumption. when police encountered this suv just a short time ago, the suv fired at the policemen. one person rolled out of the car and is now believed to be at large in the area. police are searching r him. a second person in thehe car was killed. and now they believe -- and this is why you are seeing the very guarded approach to the vehicle- a third gunman still alive in the car holding a weapon. and police have also been concernedting scene in san bernadino. one of those suspects is dead, another wounded, a third as we noted, may be on the loose in that neighborhood. we havav extensisi coverage of this breaking news. let's get right to nbc's miguel almaguer in california. what's the latest? >> reporter: this very fluid situation taking a dramatic turn just a short time ago. we can confirm that two suspects are down. they were inside that suv. that was the apparent get-away vehicle in