A San Bernardo County Sheriff’s sergeant was shot twice Friday afternoon following a lethal shootout with a suspect at a gasoline station in Victorville, California, authorities confirmed.
The 16-year veteran was shot in his thigh and shin and is anticipated to outlive.
“I am happy to announce there usually are not going to be life-threatening accidents and our sergeant’s going to get better absolutely from this,” San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus informed reporters in a Friday night press briefing.
The taking pictures occurred at a gasoline station on Bear Valley Street in Victorville. (Google Maps)
He mentioned the sergeant was sporting a physique digicam throughout the shootout and there’s surveillance footage on the gasoline station investigators will look by way of.
The suspect started firing on the sergeant after officers responded to the scene over experiences of a person threatening a girl with a gun.
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The sergeant, who has not been recognized, fired again on the suspect, killing him, Dicus mentioned.
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The sergeant was airlifted to a hospital.
