Trump: if the police die, speedy trial and death sentence for the killer

Two US police officers were taken to the hospital in a life-threatening condition after a man shot them up close while they were sitting in his patrol car near one of the Los Angeles subway stations. An assassination attempt was filmed by a nearby surveillance camera around 7pm local time Saturday night.

In the video, a man is seen walking towards a patrol car parked on the side of the curb, then stops at the passenger door and immediately, without a word, starts shooting at the two policemen who are sitting inside and then quickly flees of the scene. Then the video shows how the passenger door is opened. Police were still able to report that they had been shot after the shooting. The video was published by local authorities.

Update: The gunman approached officers and opened fire without warning or provocation. pic.twitter.com/cBQjyKkoxJ

– Los Angeles County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) September 13, 2020

According to the first reports of the case, the two policemen were transferred in a state of vital danger to one of the largest hospitals in the city of California, St. Francis Medical Center, where they were immediately operated. Local authorities said Sunday that both survived the shooting, but one of them is still critical, but in stable condition. It is not yet known if they suffered permanent injuries.

Alex VillanuevaThe Los Angeles sheriff described it as a “double miracle” that the two cops survived. One victim is a 31-year-old woman with a six-year-old son and the other is a 24-year-old man. Villanueva said he had only served as a police officer for 14 months, and said that both had sworn.

Early reports included that both policemen also suffered head injuries. According to ABC News, the 31-year-old woman was shot in the jaw and arms while her partner was hit on the forehead, arms and hands. The hospital where they are being treated has been placed under heavy police protection, with several police cars parked at the entrance. The names of the two policemen were not released.

Villanueva described the murder as a “cowardly raid” that “shows exactly how dangerous” the work of police officers is. The authorities still do not know who the perpetrator could have been, or what the motive could have been, at the same time that they are asking residents for help to identify him. The two policemen were assigned to the traffic police. The assassination attempt took place at the Compton subway station, a few blocks from the police station building.

The sheriff said his colleagues “worked savagely” all night to identify the gunman, with 14 homicide detectives working on the case, but all that is known so far is that a black man between 28 and 30 who escaped from the place was a four door. fled with a black sedan. Authorities have begun checking surveillance camera footage in the area to see if they can come close to identifying the man.

The city’s public transportation authority also has multiple cameras in the area, which will presumably help identify the perpetrator, a county sheriff’s office murder team chief said at a news conference.

The FBI is also involved in the investigation and the Federal Department of Justice has offered to assist local police. Meanwhile, the city of Los Angeles has offered a tracking fee of one hundred thousand dollars, or approximately 30 million florins, for information that could result in an armed arrest.

Trump and Biden also responded

Re-election campaign Donald trump The president of the United States called for harsh punishment for the perpetrator. Sharing the video showing the assassination attempt, he claimed that “such animals” should be repressed and then said:

If the police are killed, there will be a speedy trial and the death penalty for the murderer. This is the only way to stop this.

He also declared at a campaign event in Nevada that the killer cops should be executed and said that the Los Angeles perpetrator “was not a man but an animal” and promised that when he was caught, the courts would act faster and become tougher. . to punish.

Among other things, Trump placed strong law enforcement and the slogan of order and rule of law at the center of his campaign and promised tough action against riots and criminals in some of the protests against police violence and the racism. Meanwhile, attack with him. Joe biden Democratic presidential candidate who is on the side of the riot, weak and anti-police.

Twitter page setthat Biden “was silent all summer as left-wing mobs attacked police officers” and “while Biden’s far-left supporters set fire to police cars, police stations and courts, Joe Biden called them protesters peaceful “. Additionally, Trump said that Biden would cut the police budget and “called the police forces an enemy.” He added: “The crusade against the Biden police must stop.”

Biden, however, had previously condemned the riots and looting that had erupted in protests against police violence, but also angered the radical left by failing to support one of the protesters’ main demands, the end of budget money for the police. The Democratic presidential candidate, who was disillusioned with Trump’s conservatives and supported independent voters, was also quick to condemn the killing of police officers.

Twitter as “unscrupulous” characterized “Shots in cold blood”, which indicated that the murderer should be arrested, brought to justice and punished. He added, it condemns all kinds of violence. In a statement issued Sunday afternoon, he said:

Violence against police officers is unacceptable, scandalous. Those who commit these sins must be brought to justice and, if found guilty, must be punished with the full force of the law.

Biden also claimed that such acts do not benefit the movement, which seeks a more just and peaceful America, and that those who respond with joy to such killings are also harmed.

Moderately politically motivated, Biden and his campaign team see the potential for success in not scaring voters with an overly radical program, and have been trying to distance themselves from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, which has been gaining more and more influence in the Democratic Party. last years. Part of this is trying to condemn acts of violence against police officers as strongly as possible.

Boiling point near the area.

The situation in the Compton district, which is mostly inhabited by blacks and Spaniards, has already been tense among locals and police, with several demonstrations against racism and police violence. A 66-year-old woman Los Angeles TimesHe feels that “there is more tension between the police and the people in the area” and the police presence in the streets has increased recently. According to him, on the one hand, it gives him a sense of security, but on the other hand, he feels that the police are more violent towards blacks and Latinos than against whites who live in the area.

A 22-year-old man who had lived in Compton for most of his life called the assassination attempt “pointless” to the newspaper’s question because it only harmed the perpetrator for the local community. Setif Capelton He said an “almost boiling state” prevails in the area, where many blame the police for racism but condemned the attack on “two innocent people.”

A 40-year-old man who also participated in several protests of police violence over the summer described the murder as “an act of an evil man” but said he was not surprised that it happened. He said that recently he had felt the protesting crowd getting more and more angry:

You could feel the tension. You could feel that something was happening.

Featured Image: Police officers gathered around St. Francis Medical Center where two of their life-threatening colleagues were transported on 12/09/2020. Photo: Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images