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WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty sheriff's deputy was involved in a shooting when two men tried to rob him.
Prince George's County police tell local media two men approached the off-duty deputy, who was not in uniform, while walking in the D.C. suburb of Largo, Maryland, early Sunday. One of the men, who police say was wearing a mask and armed with a handgun, said it was a robbery and fired at the deputy.
The deputy, who was armed with his duty weapon, fired back.
The two men fled in a vehicle driven by a third person.
Police are investigating the assault against the deputy.
The deputy was identified Monday as Sgt. Keenan Connley, a 15-year veteran of the agency.
He has been placed on administrative leave. The Prince George's County Sheriff's Office will conduct an investigation.
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