{"id":17566,"date":"2020-09-13T23:45:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T03:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17566"},"modified":"2020-09-13T23:49:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T03:49:56","slug":"los-angeles-police-officers-shot-in-ambush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/09\/13\/los-angeles-police-officers-shot-in-ambush\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles police officers shot in &#8216;ambush&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raw Video: 2 Los Angeles County Deputies &#039;Ambushed,&#039; Shot\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eWhmaONEfoQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Two Los Angeles police officers are recovering in hospital after being shot in what police are calling an ambush.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the incident shows a figure approach the officers&#8217; vehicle, before opening fire and running away.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva called the act &#8220;cowardly&#8221;. The suspect remains at large.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department has announced a $100,000 (\u00a378,000) reward for any information leading to the gunman&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"story-body__link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/services\/cjis\/ucr\/leoka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Almost 40 US police officers were killed in the line of duty in 2020<\/a>, FBI statistics show &#8211; eight of them were victims of an ambush.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters shouted anti-police slogans and blocked the entrance to the emergency room where the two officers were being treated, police and witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p>Two people were arrested, including a journalist who police said tried to interfere with the arrest of the other detainee and did not identify herself as a member of the press.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter, Josie Huang, tweeted she had &#8220;thoughts and videos&#8221; to share, while her employer, NPR, said they were &#8220;appalled&#8221; by her arrest.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">&#8216;A sombre reminder&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The officers involved in the shooting have not been named but were described as a 31-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man.<\/p>\n<p>The female officer was shot in the jaw and arms and was in a critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery, authorities said on Sunday. The male officer was hit in the forehead, an arm and a hand and was described as alert, ABC News reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LA-Special-bulletin-ambush.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17567\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LA-Special-bulletin-ambush.jpg\" alt=\"LA Special bulletin ambush\" width=\"696\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LA-Special-bulletin-ambush.jpg 696w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LA-Special-bulletin-ambush-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"social-embed\">\n<div class=\"social-embed-post social-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"embed embed-twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is just a sombre reminder that this is a dangerous job. Actions, words have consequences and our job does not get easier because people don&#8217;t like law enforcement,&#8221; Sheriff Villanueva said.<\/p>\n<p>Both candidates in this year&#8217;s presidential election weighed in on the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the footage of the incident, US President Donald Trump, tweeted: &#8220;Animals that must be hit hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-53991722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fact-checking Trump on crime in Democratic-run cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/election-us-2020-53828147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where does Donald Trump stand on key issues?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>His Democratic rival, Joe Biden, said he was praying the officers recover.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This cold-blooded shooting is unconscionable and the perpetrator must be brought to justice,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;Violence of any kind is wrong; those who commit it should be caught and punished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-54137838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Two Los Angeles police officers are recovering in hospital after being shot in what police are calling an ambush. 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