A suspected vehicle thief was killed Wednesday morning in the Orchards area after the suspect rammed a Clark County sheriff’s vehicle, and the deputy fired their weapon, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies were dispatched about 4:40 a.m. to the 10900 block of Northeast 72nd Street for a report of a stolen car.

They located the vehicle near Northeast 109th Avenue and 71st Street “occupied by the suspect,” the sheriff’s office said. “The suspect rammed the deputy, and an officer-involved shooting ensued.”

“The suspect in the stolen vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the sheriff’s office said later Wednesday morning.

The deputy inside the patrol vehicle suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from the hospital.