Forgery Suspect Flees After Firing Shot at Deputies
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Two deputies investigating a possible check forgery were fired upon Tuesday by a gunman who then ran to a car driven by a woman and sped away.
Neither deputy was injured in the shooting, which occurred about 5:40 p.m. at a Vermont district check-cashing business, said Deputy Dan Cox of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Cox said Deputies Valerie Fines and Gary Lebeau were shot at as they approached a man inside the Quick Check on Century Boulevard.
“As they approached the suspect, he drew a .45-caliber handgun from his pocket and fired one round at the deputies,” Cox said.
He said the man then ran outside and escaped in a white Ford Granada driven by a woman.
“The deputies did not return fire,” Cox said. He said no money was taken in the incident.
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