Armed Suspect Shot, Wounded By Retired LA Deputy After Breaking Into Gated Santa Clarita Community

SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) — An armed man was shot and wounded by a retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy after forcing his way into a gated Santa Clarita neighborhood Monday afternoon.

The shooting occurred at about 2:20 p.m. in the gated MacMillan Ranch community in the 15900 block of Warm Springs Drive, near Sand Canyon Road.

According to the sheriff's department, the suspect was behind the wheel of a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck which he rammed through the security gate of the gated community.

He drove through the neighborhood until he came to a stop in front of a home.

Two people, one of whom was the retired deputy, approached him while he remained in the driver's seat of the truck.

At that point, he pulled out a gun, the sheriff's department reported, prompting the retired deputy to also produce a gun and open fire, hitting the suspect twice in the upper torso.

The suspect was taken by ambulance to a local hospital in critical condition. He was not identified. No one else was hurt.

The suspect's handgun was recovered at the scene.