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Two Sheriff's Deputies Shot Multiple Times in Los Angeles County 'Ambush'
Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were critically injured after being shot multiple times in an apparent ambush on Saturday night, law enforcement officials said.
The deputies were sitting in their patrol car outside of a train station in Compton City shortly before 7 p.m. when the alleged gunman approached their vehicle from behind, Homicide Captain Kent Wegener said at a press conference later that night. Wegener said that the suspect approached the vehicle from behind, and then moved along the passenger side of the car.
“He acted as if he was going to walk past the car, and then he made a left turn directly toward the car, raised a pistol and fired several rounds inside of the vehicle, striking both of the sheriff’s deputies,” said Wegener, adding that the suspect fled north by foot.
The suspect, who one of the deputies later described as a dark-skinned male, was recorded shooting the deputies in at least one video, which was released by the LA County Sheriffs.
The deputies radioed for help after the attack, and were transported to St. Francis Medical Center by fellow deputies.
Sheriff Alejandro Villanueva said that both of the officers were in critical condition, and were out of surgery at the time of the press conference.
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More: https://time.com/5888543/los-angeles-sheriff-deputies-ambush-shot/
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