INDUSTRY (CNS) - A teenage girl died after shooting herself with a firearm she obtained from the holster of a deputy at the Industry Sheriff's Station during an altercation, authorities said Monday.
The teen knocked on the door of the station and gained entry around 7:40 p.m. Sunday to the station at 150 N. Hudson Ave. and withdrew a deputy's handgun during an altercation that ensued, Lt. Art Spencer told reporters at the scene.
There was a struggle between the deputies and the girl who had the firearm, sheriff's officials said.
During the struggle the girl "suffered a self-inflicted wound," Spencer said. He did not specify whether the shooting was intentional or accidental. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The girl's name was withheld.
Investigators learned the chain of events stemmed from a family disturbance call to which deputies responded shortly before the shooting, officials said.