kerry sanders in brazil for us, thanks. >>> back in this country, a los angeles county sheriff's deputy is in big trouble tonight. the deputy claimed this week he was shot by a sniper, setting off a massive manhunt for the shooter. now police say it was all a hoax. blayne alexander has that. >> reporter: angel reynosa was frantic. >> i don't know where the shots came from. >> reporter: the call, he was under fire, a sniper, he said, taking aim from this apartment building. >> taking a shot to the north of lancaster, hit me in the right shoulder. >> reporter: officers descended in full squat gear locking down the apartment building and a school. deputy reynosa was rushed to the hospital. >> he was wearing a vest, which saved his life, but the bullet did deflect into his shoulder. >> reporter: the only thing -- there was no wound. there was no shooter. it turns out the deputy made the whole thing up. >> the reported sniper assault was fabricated by our deputy. >> reporter: in an unprecedented late-night news conference, the sheriff's department said reynosa eventually confessed. the two bullet holes in his uniform?