A robbery suspect was fatally shot and a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy critically wounded during a confrontation Saturday night in Lancaster.
According to LASD, deputies responded to an armed robbery near the 1200 block of Meadow View Avenue. They later located the suspect, Erick Berrios, in the 1000 block of Avenue J12.
The department claims Berrios produced a firearm and opened fire on deputies. One deputy was struck and rushed to the hospital in critical but stable condition.