BREAKING NOW: Suspect Charged with ‘Attempted Murder’ in Ambush of 2 Police Officers in LA
Officials in Los Angeles confirmed Wednesday they have detained and charged a man accused of ambushing two detectives as they sat in their patrol car earlier this month.
“Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacy told reporters that Deonte Lee Murray, 36, has been charged on two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting. Murray was arrested earlier this month in connection with a separate carjacking and shooting, which occurred prior to the shooting of the deputies,” reports The Hill.
Man arrested in ambush of 2 Los Angeles County deputies https://t.co/h4rTUlnLLV
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 30, 2020
JUST IN: Suspect charged with attempted murder in shooting of two LA deputies https://t.co/ace0l2n6lf pic.twitter.com/Dqk1BJ33n8
— The Hill (@thehill) September 30, 2020
“The deputies were shot on September 12 while sitting in a patrol vehicle near the Metro Blue Line Station in Compton. Both deputies were hospitalized, one shot in the face and another shot in the head, but they are now recovering at home,” adds the website.
Read the full report here.
CRUZ TORCHES COMEY: Your Probe into Trump Was ‘Corrupt, Politicized, and Weaponized’
Sen. Ted Cruz blasted James Comey Wednesday on Capitol Hill over his role in surveilling the Trump campaign back in 2016; saying his agency was “politicized and weaponized.”
“This investigation of the President was corrupt, the FBI and the Department of Justice were politicized and weaponized,” said Cruz.
Sen. @TedCruz:
"This investigation of the President was corrupt, the FBI and the Department of Justice were politicized and weaponized”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 30, 2020
Watch Cruz’ comments above.