LOS ANGELES: A teenager was fatally wounded and ended up losing his life after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies accidentally shot him in Palmdale on Thursday. The teenager was reportedly trying to prevent his aggressive pitbull from attacking an officer of the law and ended up getting struck by a bullet which was originally fired at the approaching dog to stop it from attacking the officer. The injured teenager was shifted to Antelope Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dead later on. Police authorities are labeling this an extremely unfortunate episode. The police were reportedly present on the occasion to go through a routine check up after neighbourhood reports of a loud party had been reported.