Deputies sent to an assault call shot and injured a man who was armed with a knife and gun in Apple Valley on Monday, April 29, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.

On Monday at 8:23 a.m., deputies were called to a residence at the 15200 block of Pocahontas Street in Apple Valley for a reported assault, a sheriff’s news release issued Tuesday said.

Deputies at the scene saw a 69-year-old victim, a woman, exit the home with severe injuries, followed by the suspect, Thoren Rand, 71, of Apple Valley.

According to the sheriff’s release, Rand was armed with a large knife and a firearm.

Deputies gave Rand commands to drop the weapons, but he refused to do so, and Rand was shot by deputies, Tuesday’s release said.

The victim was transported to a hospital, where she was reported to be stable; Rand also remained hospitalized in the custody of the Sheriff’s Department, the release said.

Investigators learned Rand assaulted the victim and then shot her, the Sheriff’s Department said. Information was not immediately released on the relationship between the suspect and the victim.

Rand was being held in lieu of $1 million bail and was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, according to San Bernardino County jail logs.

Anyone with information about the case can contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904.