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| Two California Deputies Shot in Ambush, Authorities Say | Two California Deputies Shot in Ambush, Authorities Say |
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| Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were in critical condition on Saturday night after they were shot multiple times as they sat in their vehicle, the authorities said. | Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were in critical condition on Saturday night after they were shot multiple times as they sat in their vehicle, the authorities said. |
| The gunman remained at large late Saturday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The two officers were shot at a Metro station in Compton around 7 p.m. local time. The department said on Twitter that the deputies had been “ambushed.” | The gunman remained at large late Saturday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The two officers were shot at a Metro station in Compton around 7 p.m. local time. The department said on Twitter that the deputies had been “ambushed.” |
| The deputies, a man, 24, and a woman, 31, who is the mother of a 6-year-old boy, were taken to a hospital, where they underwent surgery, department officials said. Alex Villanueva, the Los Angeles County sheriff, said the two deputies were sworn into office 14 months ago. | The deputies, a man, 24, and a woman, 31, who is the mother of a 6-year-old boy, were taken to a hospital, where they underwent surgery, department officials said. Alex Villanueva, the Los Angeles County sheriff, said the two deputies were sworn into office 14 months ago. |
| The department posted a video to its Twitter feed showing the gunman approaching the passenger side of the car, firing and then running away. | The department posted a video to its Twitter feed showing the gunman approaching the passenger side of the car, firing and then running away. |
| Reginald Jones-Sawyer, a California state assemblyman from South Los Angeles, called the shootings “an unprovoked, cowardly act.” | Reginald Jones-Sawyer, a California state assemblyman from South Los Angeles, called the shootings “an unprovoked, cowardly act.” |
| No suspected motive was given. Sheriff Villanueva, in comments to reporters late Saturday, spoke obliquely about attitudes toward the police. | No suspected motive was given. Sheriff Villanueva, in comments to reporters late Saturday, spoke obliquely about attitudes toward the police. |
| “This is just a sober reminder that this is a dangerous job and you know actions, words have consequences, and our job does not get any easier because people don’t like law enforcement,” he said. | “This is just a sober reminder that this is a dangerous job and you know actions, words have consequences, and our job does not get any easier because people don’t like law enforcement,” he said. |
| President Trump, who has been attempting to use scenes of violent protests and attacks on police officers to portray himself as a voice of law and order, retweeted the shooting video early Sunday, saying, “Animals that must be hit hard!” | President Trump, who has been attempting to use scenes of violent protests and attacks on police officers to portray himself as a voice of law and order, retweeted the shooting video early Sunday, saying, “Animals that must be hit hard!” |
| While policing remains a dangerous profession, a study published last year in the journal Criminology and Public Policy found that line-of-duty deaths of officers declined by 75 percent between 1970 and 2016. According to the F.B.I., 44 police officers were killed by gunfire while on duty last year, a decrease of more than 18 percent since 2010. (Over the last decade, on-duty officer deaths as a result of gunfire peaked at 63 in 2011 and reached their lowest point at 38 in 2015, according to the F.B.I.) | |
| Sheriff Villanueva said he was angered to see two deputies attacked as they were doing their job to protect train passengers. | Sheriff Villanueva said he was angered to see two deputies attacked as they were doing their job to protect train passengers. |
| “Seeing somebody just walk up and just start shooting them, it pisses me off,” he said. “It dismays me at the same time. There’s no prettier way to say it.” | “Seeing somebody just walk up and just start shooting them, it pisses me off,” he said. “It dismays me at the same time. There’s no prettier way to say it.” |
| Later in the evening, a few protesters gathered outside the hospital where the deputies were being treated, blocking a driveway leading to the emergency department. The Sheriff’s Department said that at least one of the protesters said he hoped the deputies would die. | Later in the evening, a few protesters gathered outside the hospital where the deputies were being treated, blocking a driveway leading to the emergency department. The Sheriff’s Department said that at least one of the protesters said he hoped the deputies would die. |
| sheriff’s deputies arrested a reporter who was covering the shootings, Josie Huang of the public radio station KPCC and the website LAist. Deputy Morgan Arteaga, a Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman, said Ms. Huang had been arrested on charges of obstructing officers. | sheriff’s deputies arrested a reporter who was covering the shootings, Josie Huang of the public radio station KPCC and the website LAist. Deputy Morgan Arteaga, a Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman, said Ms. Huang had been arrested on charges of obstructing officers. |
| “This kind of treatment of a respected L.A. journalist is disturbing,” Ms. Huang’s colleague Frank Stoltze said on Twitter. | “This kind of treatment of a respected L.A. journalist is disturbing,” Ms. Huang’s colleague Frank Stoltze said on Twitter. |
| Marie Fazio, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Austin Ramzy contributed reporting. | Marie Fazio, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Austin Ramzy contributed reporting. |