Lancaster deputy confesses to fabricating sniper shooting, authorities say

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Lancaster deputy confesses to fabricating sniper shooting, authorities say

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A Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deputy who was reported shot in Lancaster this week made up the incident, authorities announced during a rare Saturday night news conference.[/size]




By ABC7.com staff
Sunday, August 25, 2019 6:41AM
LANCASTER, Calif. (KABC) -- A Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deputy who wasreported shot in Lancaster this week made up the incident, authorities announced during a rare Saturday night news conference.

The deputy claimed that he was shot in the shoulder Wednesday, which triggered a massive manhunt and evacuations of an apartment complex next to the agency's Lancaster station, authorities said.


Deputy Angel Reinosa, 21, had two holes in his shirt the day he claimed to be shot by a sniper.