LA Sheriff Deputies ambushed and shot by suspect while inside patrol car

LA Sheriff Deputies ambushed and shot by suspect while inside patrol car

GUNMAN AMBUSHED THEMAND OPENED FIRE SATURAY NIGHT,ACCORDING TO THE LOSANGELSES SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTCHIEF.NOW WE DO HAVE TO WARN OURVIEWERS THIS MORNING THEVIDEO YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE MAYBE DISTURBING TOSOME VIEWERS.SURVEILLANCE VIDEO POSTED BY THEDEPARTMENT ON TWITTERSHOWS A MAN WALK UP TO THEPASSENGER SIDE OF THE PATROLCAR, RAISE A GUN UP TO THEWINDOW AND OPEN FIRE.THE SUSPECT IS THEN SEEN RUNNINGAWAY.OFFICIALS SAY THE INCIDENT TOOKPLACE AROUND SEVENP-M NEAR A METRO STATION INCOMPTON.THEY SAY THE SUSPECT FIREDSEVERAL ROUNDS, STRIKING BOTH OFTHE DEPUTIES INSIDE THE VEHICLE.THE DEPUTIES WERE ABLE TORADIO-IN FOR HELP AND WERE TAKENTO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BYNAME -- BUT THE LA-SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT CHIEF SAYS ONE OFTHEM IS 31-YEAR-OLD AMOTHER OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY ANDTHE OTHER IS A 24-YEAR-OLDMAN.BOTH WERE REPORTEDLY NEWGRADUATES AND HAD JUST BEENSWORN INTO THEIR DUTIES 14MONTHS AGO.AN INVESTIGATION AND SEARCH FORTHE SUSPECT IS NOW UNDERWAY.AND STARTING TONIGHT AN ORIGINALCRIME