Cops hunting gunman who shot deputy
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San Bernardino County authorities are searching for a gunman suspected of shooting a sheriff's deputy outside a convenience store in Hesperia.
Officials say the male deputy was transported to a hospital for evaluation of non-life threatening injuries early Thursday.
KABC-TV reports the deputy was struck at least once but the shot was stopped by his bulletproof vest.
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Authorities tell the news station the suspect opened fire as the deputy arrived at the store following reports of an altercation there.
The suspect led the deputy on a short car chase and then took off running.
TV footage showed the deputy walking around the scene near an intersection on the desert city's southwest side.
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A sheriff's SUV had bullet holes in its windshield.
Officials say the suspect appeared to be a white male in his 40s.