Deputy Wounded, Robbery Suspect Dead in Lancaster Shootout

LANCASTER (CNS) – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed Saturday in a shootout in Lancaster.

The situation started with a robbery call for service at 7:20 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Meadow View Circle, near West Avenue K and 12th Street West, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

There was a shootout between at least one deputy and a man suspected of armed robbery, which left the suspect dead at the scene and sent the deputy to Antelope Valley Hospital, where he was undergoing surgery…

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