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• SHERIFF AMBUSHED UPDATE

Buses are shuttling riders between those stations, but passengers should anticipate delays.Īnyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 32, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.įOX 11 News' Laura Diaz and the City News Service contributed to this report. Some on-ramps and off-ramps to and from the nearby Long Beach (710) Freeway were closed while the investigation was conducted, according to the California Highway Patrol.Īdditionally, Metro L (Gold) Line trains are not running between the Indiana and East LA Civic Center stations, according to Metro. Officials are searching for the second suspect. No officers were injured in the shooting. Video from the scene shows the back window of the patrol vehicle shattered by gunfire. "A CHP officer was driving down the street and he unexpectedly, suddenly took rounds," Thomas said. Patricia Thomas with the sheriff’s department called the incident an ambush.

SHERIFF AMBUSHED UPDATE

Officials provide an update on an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday in east LA.ĭuring a press conference, Lt.

Times said.CHP officer ambushed in random attack in East LA There have yet to be any arrests and it was not immediately clear if any suspects have been identified, the L.A. The FBI is assisting in the investigation. The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy underwent surgery Saturday evening, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a late-night news conference. But we must as a community work thru our differences while loudly and resoundly condemn violence,” he tweeted. The Los Angeles County sheriff said Monday he is very confident that cops will track down the shooter who ambushed. “I recognize and acknowledge we live in troubled times. An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again. The department tweeted that a man and a woman were 'ambushed as they sat in their patrol vehicle. According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, deputy Brian Potters and deputy Tyler Thoman were. The incident took place on August 30, during a traffic stop along U.S. The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy both underwent surgery Saturday. MELBOURNE, Florida Newly released video shows the moment Brevard County Sheriff deputies were ambushed during a traffic stop. LAPD Chief Michael Moore tweeted his prayers that the “two guardians” survive. Two Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department deputies were shot Saturday near a train station. The shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in an apparent ambush prompted a manhunt for the shooter, reaction from the president and protests outside the hospital where the wounded deputies were being treated Saturday night in California. “We must come together and pray for the officers because they are heroes,” he said at the same press conference. “This is just another grim reminder of that.”Īssemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer caught it an “unprovoked cowardly act.” “Every week across the nation someone is losing their life in the line of duty,” he said. They were “ambushed by a gunman in a cowardly fashion,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at a press conference, calling it “a somber reminder that this is a dangerous job.” One was a 31-year-old female officer, the other a 24-year-old male, the Los Angeles Times said.

The ambushed cops were not named, but were revealed to be officers who had served just over a year in the department. LAist identified the reporter as its own Josie Huang, who said she was released early Sunday and would address the sheriff’s office claims soon. Officers branded the protest an unlawful assembly, and arrested two people who refused to move - including a reporter without credentials who “ran towards the deputies, ignored repeated commands to stay back” and “interfered with the arrest,” the department said. “People’s lives are at stake when ambulances can’t get through.” “To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling ‘We hope they die’ referring to 2 LA Sheriff’s ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tweeted early Sunday. A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy who was targeted in an ambush-style shooting this month along with her partner has been released from the hospital, officials said. The sick chants came outside as the two rookie officers - one a 31-year-old mother of a six year-old boy - were still fighting for their lives after being “critically injured” as they sat in their patrol car in the caught-on-camera ambush in Compton. Anti-police protesters descended on a Los Angeles hospital where two deputies were fighting for their lives after being ambushed and shot in the head - chanting, “we hope they die,” according to officials.