LANCASTER, Calif. – A woman was fatally shot Wednesday in Lancaster, and a man was wounded and taken to a hospital.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded just before 3 a.m. to the 44900 block of Valley Central Way on a report of a shooting victim.
Deputies found a woman around 40-45 years old with a gunshot wound to the upper body, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff’s officials said. A man, believed to be about 30-35 years old, also had a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, but he was alive and considered to be “stable,” according to the sheriff’s department.
Sheriff’s officials had initially reported that the man died, but later said he was still alive at a hospital.
There was no immediate information on a possible suspect or the circumstances of the shooting.
Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to called the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).