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San Bernardino County sheriff s deputy shot, airlifted after chase ends in Yucca Valley area
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A San Bernardino County sheriff s deputy was airlifted to a hospital in serious condition after being shot by a motorcyclist at the end of a chase in the Yucca Valley area, authorities said.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop after spotting the motorcycle without a license plate near the intersection of Paxton Road and Imperial Drive. The man on the motorcycle refused to pull over and a chase ensued, the Sheriff s Department said in a statement.
During the pursuit, the suspect bailed out of the vehicle near Dumosa Avenue and Sunnyslope Drive and ran into the desert, the news release said.
Deputy shot in Yucca Valley, suspect killed in a shootout Published
Deputy shot in Yucca Valley, suspect killed in a shootout
A San Bernardino County Sheriff s deputy remains in serious condition after being shot following a pursuit of a suspect in Yucca Valley.
The incident began at around 12:33 p.m., when deputies spotted a man driving a motorcycle without license plates in the area of Paxton Road and Imperial Drive, San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said.
The deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the motorcyclist but they failed to yield and pursuit ensued. The pursuit ended when the driver bailed out of the motorcycle in the area of Dumosa and Sunnyslope Drive & fled into the desert area nearby.