RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy has been shot and his attacker killed in a confrontation sparked by a domestic disturbance call.
The Sheriff’s Department says deputies were sent to Cedarwood Drive in the Lake Hills area near Lake Mathews shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The department says during the investigation, a suspect shot at and hit a deputy. Deputies fired back, killing the suspect.
The deputy was taken to a hospital and he’s listed in stable condition.
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