Shooting leaves 1 dead, LA sheriff's deputy injured in Lancaster

LANCASTER, Calif. (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting in Lancaster that left a deputy injured and an alleged robbery suspect dead.

It happened Saturday around 7:20 p.m. in the 1200 block of Meadowview Circle.

Deputies responded to the area to investigate an armed robbery call. The sheriff's department said a short time later, deputies found the suspect in the 1000 block of Avenue J12.

"Deputies attempted to detain the suspect at which point the suspect produced a firearm and fired at deputies, resulting in a deputy-involved shooting," read a statement from the sheriff's department.

The suspect died at the scene. The deputy who was shot was rushed to the hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition.

Deputies recovered a gun from the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.