A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy was shot in his patrol car and is in the hospital, officials say

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening and is now in critical condition, the department said. The deputy was found in medical distress around 6 p.m. outside a sheriff station in Palmdale, a city northeast of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The deputy was transported to a local hospital.