L.A. County deputy shoots, kills man at Valencia shopping center, authorities say
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man who assaulted the deputy at a shopping center, authorities said Thursday.
The shooting occurred late Wednesday night in the Valencia neighborhood of the city of Santa Clarita when deputies responded to a business regarding a trespassing call, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
“Upon arrival, a deputy was assaulted by the suspect and a deputy-involved shooting occurred,” the statement said. It gave no description of the confrontation.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore addressed the three deaths at Tuesday’s meeting of the Police Commission, promising to make public body-camera footage the following day.
The suspect was pronounced dead at a hospital. The deputy was treated at a hospital and released. The department gave no details of the deputy’s injury.
The shooting is being investigated by the California Department of Justice with assistance from sheriff’s homicide investigators.
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