<strong>Inspector General report asks questions regarding SCV deputy-involved shootings</strong> 
From right, Inspector General Max Huntsman, Robert Bonner and Brian K. Williams review documents before the start of the Civilian Oversight Commission on Thursday at William S. Hart Park. Dec. 15, 2022 Perry Smith/The Signal

Inspector General report asks questions regarding SCV deputy-involved shootings 

The Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General's quarterly report offered new details and proposed several follow-up questions regarding two deputy-involved shootings in the Santa Clarita Valley area.  The report…

One dead after deputy-involved shooting in Stevenson Ranch
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies reported a deputy-involved shooting on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Bobby Block/The Signal.

One dead after deputy-involved shooting in Stevenson Ranch

A man was reportedly killed after Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were involved in a shooting in Stevenson Ranch Sunday, according to law enforcement officials.  Early Monday morning, the suspect…

Barger announces $100K reward for Compton shooting suspect
FILE PHOTO Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger speaks at the Hyatt Regency Valencia. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Barger announces $100K reward for Compton shooting suspect

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger called for an end to anti-law enforcement rhetoric and announced a $100,000 reward to help find the gunman who ambushed and shot two sheriff’s…

Pursuit suspect charged with 18 counts
A car is pursued by law enforcement on the south bound 14 Freeway near Newhall Avenue on Thursday, March 05, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Pursuit suspect charged with 18 counts

One of the two suspects alleged to have shot at sheriff’s deputies and a helicopter on Highway 14 appeared in court for the first time Tuesday. Dain E. Sanderson, 31,…

UPDATE: Coroner IDs suspect killed in deputy-involved shooting at station (VIDEO)
An AMR ambulance exits the scene of a deputy-involved shooting at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

UPDATE: Coroner IDs suspect killed in deputy-involved shooting at station (VIDEO)

Signal Staff Writer Caleb Lunetta contributed to this report. Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives are investigating a fatal deputy-involved shooting that took place Sunday at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.…

Prosecutors: Deputies acted in self-defense when they shot, wounded suspect
LASD units responded in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to the officer involved shooting in Newhall, Calif. on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Prosecutors: Deputies acted in self-defense when they shot, wounded suspect

Prosecutors assigned to review deputy-involved shootings announced Wednesday that the four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who fired their weapons at Monolito Guerra almost two years ago did so lawfully…

Family of man left dead in deputy-involved shooting has many questions
Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a deputy-involved shooting in the Valencia Industrial Center on Thursday, Sept. 12. 2019. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Family of man left dead in deputy-involved shooting has many questions

The family of a man who died Thursday after being shot by a local sheriff’s deputy have many questions about the shooting, namely why and how the encounter ended up…

Man shot and killed in deputy-involved shooting identified
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies investigate a deputy involved shooting at the corner of Rye Canyon Road and Avenue Stanford in Valencia Thursday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Man shot and killed in deputy-involved shooting identified

The man who died Thursday after being shot by a local sheriff’s deputy has been identified as 35-year-old Alvaro Duran Venegas. Sarah Ardalani, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Department…

Aftermath of deputy-involved shooting felt in Valencia Industrial Center
Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a deputy-involved shooting in the Valencia Industrial Center on Thursday, Sept. 12. 2019. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Aftermath of deputy-involved shooting felt in Valencia Industrial Center

The mood inside a Valencia clinic with a front-row seat Thursday to a deputy-involved shooting that left a 35-year-old man dead was noticeably grim. Patients filing into the Concentra clinic…

County to pay $4.6 million to family of man shot by deputy in Castaic
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputy stands guard outside of a patrol car as homicide detectives process the scene of a deputy-involved shooting in Castaic in August 2016. Austin Dave/The Signal

County to pay $4.6 million to family of man shot by deputy in Castaic

County supervisors authorized a $4.6 million settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Bill Bowers, who was shot and killed by a local sheriff’s deputy in…

Deputy who fired lethal shot acted in self defense
An officer walks through the scene at Shangri La Drive and Nathan Hill Drive in Canyon Country following an officer-involved shooting on Jan. 13, 2016. (KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal)

Deputy who fired lethal shot acted in self defense

A local sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a man in Canyon Country during a traffic stop a little more than a year ago fired the fatal shot in self defense, …

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