Moments ago, 2 of our Sheriff Deputies were shot in Compton and were transported to a local hospital. They are both still fighting for their lives, so please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We will update this thread with information as it becomes available.
Update: One male deputy and one female deputy were ambushed as they sat in their patrol vehicle. Both sustained multiple gunshot wounds and are in critical condition. They are both currently undergoing surgery. The suspect is still at large.
Update: The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation.
.@LACoSheriff Villanueva to Discuss Ambush Shooting of 2 LA Sheriff's in Compton, 10PM at St. Francis Med Ctr in Lynwood.
To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling "We hope they die" referring to 2 LA Sheriff's ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL. People's lives are at stake when ambulances can't get through.
(1/3) #LASD Century Sheriff’s Station Watch Commander reports the following: After deputies issued a dispersal order for the unlawful assembly of a group of protesters blocking the hospital emergency entrance & exits, a male adult protester refused to comply & cooperate…
@LASDHQ Except we have video showing that you're lying. One guy said "I hope they die" once. #ProfessionalLiars
@LASDHQ HERES A NOVEL THOUGHT - WHY DON’T UR OFFICE ARREST THOSE INTERFERING WITH THE HOSPITAL! QUIT BEING A CRYBABY LIBERAL BY BEGGING THEM NOT TO BLOCK!
@LASDHQ blm rioters are demons.
@LASDHQ This. This is why the morally-bankrupt #BLM, #Antifa, and @TheDemocrats deserve to lose this November. You guys don’t deserve any form of power. You’ve shown your true colors, and nothing you do or say can redeem you from blocking the ER and chanting that you hope the cops die.
@LASDHQ @realDonaldTrump This is unbelievable. Is it too much to ask that we live in a civilized community? What an epic failure @ericgarcetti is. Another feckless democrat who has completely lost control over his own city.
@LASDHQ If the 'media' had condemned the Rioting, Looting, Destruction, and Killing by BLM and ANTIFA from the beginning and supported LAW AND ORDER, instead of the False News of 'Peaceful Demonstrations', this may not have happened!