UPDATE: The standoff has been going on for 24 hours now.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies exchanged gunfire Friday with a suspect in the Valinda area.A suspect has barricaded inside a home in Valinda after opening fire on deputies Friday afternoon. received a call for service around 2:19 p.m. reporting an assault with a deadly weapon. LASD responded to the 16900 block of Wing Ln., where the suspect was reportedly armed with a gun and fired upon deputies.
"When deputies arrived there was an immediate deputy-involved shooting. We know that the suspect has been actively shooting rounds at deputy personnel," said a sheriffs official on the scene. According to officials, the suspect is barricaded in a home nearby. Deputies have evacuated the surrounding homes. The standoff continued overnight and into Saturday, going on for 24 hours. Standoff continues with armed suspect and deputies in ValindaThe
originally reported that two people were injured and requested two ambulances. However, LASD officials said only one female victim was transported to the hospital for an injury not related to gunfire. The location of the deputy-involved shooting is down the street from Saint Martha Catholic Church, which is where authorities set up their command post.All the news you need to know, every day
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