LITTLEROCK, Calif. (KABC) — A San Bernardino County sheriff’s detective was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot while conducting an investigation near Palmdale, authorities said.
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The incident was reported just after 3 p.m. in the 13000 block of East Avenue R-2 in Littlerock.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s detectives were conducting a criminal investigation when the detective was shot, but officials would not say what the investigation involved or discuss the suspect’s criminal history.
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The detective was sent to a nearby hospital for treatment and is listed in stable condition.
The suspect died at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is being asked to contact the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
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