Robbery Suspect in Custody After Allegedly Shooting at Deputies

Lancaster, Los Angeles County, CA: Lancaster deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were working a containment set up for a robbery suspect who allegedly shot at deputies Friday evening.

At approximately 7:42 p.m., Dec. 2, a Lancaster deputy requested emergency traffic regarding a robbery suspect who was shooting at them with a shotgun from an apartment window on the 44900 block of Redwood Avenue in the city of Lancaster.

Deputies quickly established a containment and requested the Bearcat from Palmdale Station.

The suspect allegedly set fire to the apartment and left down the alley armed with the shotgun.

As of 8:45 p.m., the suspect was still outstanding.

It was not until shortly after midnight that the suspect was taken into custody near the intersection of Kettering Street and Spearman Avenue.

Eyad Alawi, Video Journalist / KNN