Redlands

1 hospitalized in sheriff's department shooting along rail line in Redlands

Deputies responded to the scene south of the 10 Freeway after a trespassing report.

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One person was hospitalized in a sheriff's department shooting Monday morning along a stretch of railroad tracks in Redlands.

San Bernardino County deputies responded at about 7:30 a.m. to a trespassing report on Nevada Street just south of the 10 Freeway. Details about the trespassing report were not immediately available.

"The deputy located the subject, and a lethal force encounter occurred," the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

The subject of the call was on railroad tracks when deputies arrived, authorities said. A department official said the agency has received frequent trespassing reports along the rail line.

More information about the confrontation that led to the shooting and the hospitalized person's condition were not immediately available.

The deputy was not injured.

Metrolink's Arrow Line will be closed for the remainder of Monday for the investigation. Nearby streets also were closed.

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