(CNN) A California deputy who lied about getting shot and humiliated his department is "no longer employed," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday.

Deputy Angel Reinosa, 21, claimed he was shot while walking to his personal car outside a sheriff's station on August 21.

He said the bullet came from a four-story apartment building across the street that houses people with mental health problems, Mayor R. Rex Parris said at the time.

Police said Reinosa was taken to the hospital where he was treated for a minor, non-penetrating wound and that a pellet gun was retrieved from one of the apartments.

A nearby school was put on lockdown as officers searched for a sniper.

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