The deputy, whose name has not been released, had been 'shot in his patrol car,' law enforcement officials said.
A deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was in critical condition after being shot while sitting in a patrol vehicle in Palmdale on Saturday, his office said.
"At approximately 6 p.m. an LASD Palmdale Deputy was found in medical distress in front of Palmdale Sheriff Station," the sheriff's office said inThe deputy, whose name has not been released, was "shot in his patrol car," law enforcement officials said.He was listed in critical condition, the sheriff's office said.
The shooting was "senseless and horrific," said Janice Hahn, chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, on
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