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A stranger shot two US officers in a police car in Compton, a Los Angeles district. President Trump reacts harshly on Twitter.
A gunman approaches a patrol car in suburban Los Angeles, as seen in this video.
Photo: Los Angeles County (Keystone) Sheriff’s Department Brochure
Two police officers were shot and seriously injured by an unknown person on patrol in a suburb of the American metropolis of Los Angeles. The two, a man and a woman, were taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds after the incident in Compton in the south of the city on Saturday night (local time) and are “fighting for their lives,” wrote the sheriff’s office in Los Angeles. Twitter. The shooter opened fire without warning and without cause.
Therefore, the stranger was not initially captured. The background to the act was initially unclear. US President Donald Trump called on Twitter Sunday: “The death penalty for the killer if (the police) die.” That is the only way to prevent such acts. The sheriff’s office released a short video showing the perpetrator quickly approaching the side of the patrol passenger, pulling out a pistol, firing inside, and then fleeing.
The sheriff’s office reported that the protesters had gathered at the entrance to the hospital emergency room and, looking at the wounded police officers, shouted: “We hope they die.” Police asked the group to disband and arrested two people.
The Compton sheriff’s office had been attacked in the past. The Los Angeles Times reported in late July on allegations that a criminal gang may have formed within the agency. Sheriff Alex Villanueva ordered an investigation, according to the newspaper.
Two policemen were seriously injured by an unknown person on his patrol in a suburb of the American metropolis of Los Angeles.
Video: Los Angeles County Sheriffs / Storyful
