Los Angeles County Deputy Shot in West Covina, Saved by Bulletproof Vest

WEST COVINA, Calif.—A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department motor officer was shot April 22 in West Covina, with a bulletproof vest likely saving his life, and a suspect was later detained. The shooting occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on or near the San Bernardino (10) Freeway at Barranca Street around Garvey Avenue in West Covina. The deputy was taken to an ambulance but was alert and conscious, with the bulletproof vest believed to have effectively stopped the bullet. According to reports from the scene, a witness told responding deputies that the shots were fired from a white van, and authorities quickly tracked the vehicle to a home in the 600 block of Mangate Avenue in nearby La Puente....