Nine. reporter: it was just around 7:00 p.m. last night, patrons gathering at cook s corner bar to hear a live band and enjoy spaghetti night, when authorities say john snowling started shooting, striking his estranged wife, marie, in the face. she was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. mr. snowling, the suspect, then started randomly shooting at patrons within cook s corner. there is a massive police presence by the orange county sheriff s department. reporter: sources tell abc news investigators believe when snowling was out of ammo, he ran to his vehicle. orange county sheriff s deputies had arrived on scene, confronting snowling against his truck. the suspect began firing multiple rounds at our deputies. multiple deputies were involved in the shooting. and we do know, and do believe, that it was a gunfire from those deputies that ultimately took the life of the individual. reporter: tonight, the sheriff crediting his deputies quick response for preventing a