“People’s lives are at stake when ambulances can’t get through.”Ī radio reporter who was near the protest scene was taken into custody. “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,” the sheriff’s department tweeted.
Mendez and members of his group had gathered nearby to pray for the wounded officers. The hospital should be a sanctuary, we should leave hospitals alone,” he said.
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The protesters tried to provoke deputies stationed outside and at one point were prevented from entering the emergency room, Bishop Juan Carlos Mendez with the Churches in Action group told TV station KABC. On Saturday, a handful of protesters gathered outside the hospital where the injured officers are being treated. “Violence of any kind is wrong those who commit it should be caught and punished.” “This cold-blooded shooting is unconscionable and the perpetrator must be brought to justice,” the former vice president tweeted. His 2020 presidential election rival Joe Biden also took to Twitter to slam the shooting. The video sparked reaction from President Donald Trump, who on Twitter called the suspect “Animals that must be hit hard!” The county is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the suspect. The suspect is described as a Black man between the ages of 28-30, last seen wearing dark clothing according to the sheriff’s department.
“The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation,” the department stated. The department tweeted video of the shooting that shows a person open fire through the passenger-side window of the patrol car. It dismays me at the same time,” he said. Villanueva, whose department has come under fire during recent protests over racial unrest, expressed frustration over anti-police sentiment as he urged people to pray for the deputies. The officers were shot while sitting in their patrol car at a Metro rail station and were able to radio for help, the sheriff said. “God bless, it looks like they’re going to be able to recover,” said Villanueva. In a Facebook interview with the City of Refuge Church in Los Angeles on Sunday, Villanueva said the female deputy provided medical care to the other deputy and called in on the radio that they were shot. Both graduated from the police academy 14 months ago, he said. The 31-year-old female officer, who is a mother of a 6-year old boy, and 24-year-old male officer underwent surgery Saturday evening, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a late-night news conference. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities continued the manhunt Monday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in their squad car - an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest outside the hospital where the deputies were being treated.