Containment Set Up After Man Allegedly Shot At Deputies With Pellet Gun In Santa Clarita
A containment in Santa Clarita was set up after a man allegedly shot at deputies with a pellet gun Monday evening, officials said.
UPDATE (8:40): The area has been cleared. Lanes in both directions of Soledad Canyon Road between Camp Plenty Road and Langslide Avenue in Canyon Country are open, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s officials.
At around 6:40 p.m. Monday, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials received reports of shots fired from the wash off of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country between Langside Avenue and Cedar Crest Drive, according to Deputy Michelle Sanchez with the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
By City News Service
May 11, 2021
CANYON COUNTRY (CNS) - A man was taken into custody today in Canyon Country after sheriff s deputies said he shot at them with a pellet gun.
An off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department deputy who was driving in the area of Soledad Canyon Road, between Camp Plenty Road and Langslide Avenue, saw the man carrying what appeared to be a rifle at about 6:30 p.m., according to Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff s Information Bureau.
The off-duty deputy flagged down a passing patrol vehicle and informed the deputy of the man, who CBS2 reported fled down an embankment into a homeless encampment.