Lancaster Standoff Suspect Shot Dead, Year-Old Infant Rescued
LANCASTER, Calif.—An armed man who barricaded himself in his Lancaster mobile home with a year-old infant following a high-speed pursuit was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies when he allegedly pointed a gun at the child’s head, authorities said Dec. 22.
The fatal shooting occurred about 9 p.m. on Dec. 21, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The man’s name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives.
No deputies were injured “and the infant was recovered fine and uninjured,” sheriff’s public information officer M. McClendon told City News Service….