Gunshot victim sent to hospital, suspect at large

Tammy Murga
November 30, 2020
4:42 pm

A gunshot victim was transported to the hospital after reports of an assault with a deadly weapon in Canyon Country Monday afternoon.

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to a medical emergency on Minter Court near Soledad Canyon Road, according to Fire Department spokesman Franklin Lopez.

“The call came in as a stomach wound,” he said. “We just transported a patient at 4:27 p.m.”

SCV Sheriff’s Station deputies investigate following after a gunshot victim was rushed to the hospital from a Canyon Country residence Monday. November 30, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies also responded to the scene for a call for service received from the Fire Department, according to Lt. Doug Mohrhoff.

The victim is a woman who was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, according to Sgt. Adam Stoll with the Sheriff’s Station.

The suspect, described as a male, remained at large and the incident remained an active investigation Monday, according to Sheriff’s Station Deputy Natalie Arriaga.

Tammy Murga

Tammy Murga covers government and politics for The Signal. She joined in the summer of 2018, previously working in Northern California as an assistant editor and reporter for the Lake County Record-Bee. In 2016, she graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles. Have a story tip? Message her on Twitter (@tammyxmurga) or at [email protected].