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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. The department said in a tweet that the deputies were “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. The department said in a tweet that the deputies had been “ambushed.”
The deputies, a man and a woman, were taken to St. Francis Medical Center, where they were undergoing surgery, the department said. 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 shooter approaching the passenger side of the car, firing and then running away.
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs contributed reporting. Reginald Jones-Sawyer, a California state assemblyman from South Los Angeles, called the shootings “an unprovoked, cowardly act.”
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!”
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.”
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Austin Ramzy contributed reporting.
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