Firefighter Killed in Shooting at Los Angeles Area Fire Station
Los Angeles CA June 2 2021
A shooter opened fire Tuesday morning at a fire station north of Los Angeles, touching off a rapidly unfolding series of events in the Santa Clarita Valley.
One firefighter was killed in the shooting, according to a county supervisor.
The shooting happened just before 11 a.m. at Los Angeles County Fire Station No. 81 in the 8700 block of Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce. Details about what led the gunfire were not immediately available.
Los Angeles County Supervisor HIlda Solis tweeted that one firefighter had been killed.
During the initial call for help from the fire station to dispatch, the person who made that call was able to identify the attacker by name. Witnesses said the shooter left the scene in a pickup truck, law enforcement sources told NBCLA.
Deputies followed the truck to an Acton house about 10 miles from the shooting scene where a fire broke out. At some point, the individual indicated there were weapons on the property and anyone who approached would be shot, law enforcement sources said.
Several law enforcement department SUVs and armored SWAT vehicles were parked in the neighborhood in the 2700 block of Bent Spur Drive.
Water-dropping helicopters, usually deployed to fight wildfires, attacked the flames.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone was inside the house. NBCLA is attempting to confirm reports of a body discovered on the property near a pool.
