"Unfortunately, my aim wasn't too good

"Unfortunately, my aim wasn't too good. If I had been better, then he might not have made it to do what he did later," Mills told The Associated Press on
Thursday.
Chaney was spotted about an hour later by a deputy, but he got away during a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph. He was encountered by Del
Fiorentino in Cleone, a rural area with a mix of homes, forest and open fields, a little before noon.
Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said Chaney opened fire with an AK-47-style assault rifle, spraying Del Fiorentino's vehicle with bullets. Fort Bragg
police Lt. John Naulty, who was searching for Chaney nearby, heard the gunfire and found Chaney going through the deputy's vehicle, the sheriff said.
Chaney fired six or seven rounds at Naulty, who returned fire, Allman said. Chaney was later found dead.
Del Fiorentino, once a wrestling coach at Fort Bragg High School, began as a deputy with Mendocino County in 1988. He spent 10 years with the Fort Bragg
Police Department before returning to the sheriff's office in 2000.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris paid tribute to him. "His tragic death is a stark reminder of the danger our brave men and women in law enforcement
face every day to keep our communities safe," she said in a statement.
The cause of the rampage still remained unclear Thursday, Capt. Greg Van Patten said as colleagues mourned Del Fiorentino's death. "Today is much harder than
yesterday to grasp," he said.