A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed late Friday afternoon within the Southern California metropolis of Lake Elsinore, authorities stated. A suspect is in custody.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported that the deputy, recognized as Darnell Calhoun, was transported to a hospital in severe situation. Calhoun later died of his wounds, the sheriff’s division tweeted Friday evening.
The circumstances of the taking pictures have been unclear. No additional particulars have been instantly supplied.
“We are devastated to announce the passing of Deputy Darnell Calhoun who was killed in the line of duty this afternoon,” the sheriff’s division wrote.
The suspect’s situation was not confirmed.
Lake Elsinore is positioned about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
This comes just some weeks after one other Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy was additionally shot and killed within the line of responsibility. Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was fatally shot Dec. 29 whereas conducting a site visitors cease within the metropolis of Jurupa Valley.
The suspect, 44-year-old William McKay, was shot and killed later that day by officers following a dramatic police pursuit which traversed a number of freeways. McKay had an intensive felony historical past with convictions for kidnapping, theft and a number of assaults with a lethal weapon, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco stated.
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