The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department detective, who was shot during a gunfight with a man in the Antelope Valley, is recovering from surgery, authorities said Thursday. The detective's emergency surgery was successfully, and he's not recovering from Antelope Valley Hospital, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. WATCH HERE WATCH HEREThe LA County Sheriff's Department is leading the investigation into the shooting, which happened in Littlerock, in southeast Antelope Valley within LA County. San Bernardino County authorities said Thursday that the detective is expected to be released from the hospital in the near future. He’s receiving top notch medical care at the Antelope Valley medical center," San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said Wednesday shortly after the shooting.