Sources tell KCAL News that the deputy was shot in the back of the head while sitting in his patrol car near the Palmdale sheriff's station just before 6 p.m.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy was hospitalized after being shot in the back of the head outside of the Palmdale sheriff's station on Saturday.Circumstances leading up the shooting, which happened near the sheriff's station on Sierra Highway and E. Avenue Q, remain unclear, but LASD says that the deputy was shot in the head while sitting inside of a patrol car. He was found just before 6 p.m.
He is said to be in critical condition, according to LASD. Transported to a local hospital, and is in critical condition.A large area on the street outside of the station was surrounded by crime scene tape. An LASD vehicle was also taped off outside of the Antelope Valley Medical Center, where the deputy was hospitalized. , formerly known as Twitter, offering support for the deputy who"was ambushed while sitting inside his police vehicle.
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