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| Two sheriff's deputies injured in shootout with burglars in S. California | Two sheriff's deputies injured in shootout with burglars in S. California |
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| At least two deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been injured, after responding to a burglary call in Lancaster, California. Nearby Antelope Valley College was placed on lockdown as police hunted for the suspect. | At least two deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been injured, after responding to a burglary call in Lancaster, California. Nearby Antelope Valley College was placed on lockdown as police hunted for the suspect. |
| The incident occurred near West Avenue J6 and 36th Street, just north of West Wind Elementary School, local media reported. At least one suspect is still at large. | The incident occurred near West Avenue J6 and 36th Street, just north of West Wind Elementary School, local media reported. At least one suspect is still at large. |
| A sergeant with the sheriff’s department was injured in the initial exchange of gunfire with the suspect, police said. Another deputy appears to have been shot during the pursuit, which is still ongoing. | |
| A deputy was “struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital in unknown condition,” sheriff’s department spokesman Deputy Mike Barraza told KTLA. He later clarified that a sergeant and a deputy have been shot, and that they were not partners. | |
| Around 3pm PT, local media reported that the suspect was in custody, with images from news helicopters showing a suspect surrounded by heavily armed Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) officers. | |
| Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, in the Antelope Valley of the Mojave Desert. It has an estimated population of 168,000. |