The Brief
- A San Bernardino County sheriff’s detective was shot while serving a search warrant near Littlerock, about 10 miles from Palmdale, on Wednesday.
- The suspect was killed during the shootout, and authorities said the suspect was armed and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement.
- The detective who was shot was hospitalized and is in stable condition as the investigation continues.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – One person is dead, and a detective is hospitalized after a shootout broke out during an investigation near Palmdale.
A detective with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was serving a search warrant at a desert in the incorporated area of Littlerock, an area about 10 miles away from Palmdale in Los Angeles County, on Wednesday, August 5.
During the investigation, shots were fired, and the detective was shot in the torso and the suspect ended up dying in the violent confrontation.…