TEEN KILLED IN GUNFIGHT WITH DEPUTIES; 2 OFFICERS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT IN LYNWOOD INCIDENT.Byline: Douglas Haberman Daily News Staff Writer A 16-year-old Lynwood boy was killed in a gunbattle early Sunday after he shot two sheriff's deputies, authorities said. Neither deputy was seriously wounded A casualty whose injuries or illness are of such severity that the patient is rendered unable to walk or sit, thereby requiring a litter for movement and evacuation. See also evacuation; litter; patient. , Deputy Bob Killeen said. The teen-ager, Julio Castillo, was killed after sheriff's deputies responded about 1:55 a.m. to a report of a disturbance in which a gun was being brandished in the 3700 block of Fernwood Avenue, Killeen said. In the darkness, Castillo took a girl - possibly a former girlfriend - from a home to an embankment along the nearby 105 Freeway, Killeen said. Castillo touched off an exchange of gunfire by pointing his shotgun shotgun: see small arms. shotgun Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they leave the muzzle. It is used mainly against small game such as birds. at the deputies, Killeen said. A pellet pel·let n. 1. A small pill; a pilule. 2. A small rod-shaped or ovoid mass, as of compressed steroid hormones, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues to provide timed release over an extended period of time. hit one deputy in the left side of his head near the temple, Killeen said. ``It was real minor,'' he said. ``It didn't penetrate the skull.'' He said another deputy's bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength. bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly vest stopped a shot that hit the chest. Then the boy led the girl to some bushes for cover, Killeen said, and she escaped unharmed. Castillo was shot to death a few minutes later in a second exchange of gunfire, Killeen said. The deputies hit by gunfire were treated and released from a hospital. The protective vest apparently saved one's life, Killeen said. ``He didn't even realize he'd been shot till later,'' said Killeen, although a similar vest was pierced pierced adj. 1. Cut through with a sharp instrument; perforated. 2. Of or relating to a body part that has been perforated for the purpose of attaching a piece of jewelry. 3. by a bullet that killed a rookie rookie a novice; often an athlete playing his first season as a member of a professional sports team. [Sports: Misc.] See : Inexperience police officer in Oakland on Sunday. |
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