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A California Sheriff deputy has been shot and killed while two others have been injured at a shooting at a home in Wasco, California.
Deputies were called to a residence in Kern County at around 1pm.
'As deputies were en route there was additional phone calls with subjects shooting in the background and possibly subjects down inside the residence,' Kern County Sheriff's Office lieutenant Joel Swanson explained to reporters.
Two Kern County Sheriff's deputies have been shot and a third has been killed in an ongoing standoff in Wasco, near Bakersfield, California
Deputies were responding to a 'shots fired' call on Sunday evening and encountered a shooting was happened inside a nearby home
Officials say there are people inside but it is unclear how many - possibly two
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When officers arrived on the scene, a suspect began shooting at deputies who were forced to take cover and lock down the entire neighborhood.
A SWAT team was then called alongside crisis negotiators in order to respond to what ended up becoming a standoff that lasted for several