Police later added: '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… The sheriff's department later tweeted that the reporter interfered with the arrest of a male protester. Unacceptable behavior, because a hospital should be a sanctuary.'Ī radio reporter who was near the protest scene was taken into custody, KABC-TV reported. They were using all types of curse words and derogatory terms. One local faith leader had told KABC: 'They were saying "Death to the police" and "Kill the police," and these are sheriffs, but the message is still the same. On Sunday the LA county sheriffs office tweeted: '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. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood on Saturday night shows as one protester yells: 'I want to deliver a message to the family of the pigs, I hope they f***ing die.' The protesters had been connected to the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter but that has not been officially confirmed.Īnother demonstrator tells police: 'Y'all gonna die one by one.
Shameful footage said to have been taken outside St. The Los Angeles County board of supervisors has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman. The perpetrator must be brought to justice.'
Kamala Harris added: 'Doug and I are keeping the two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in our hearts as they currently fight for their lives after a horrific attack last night.
Jill and I are keeping the deputies and their loved ones in our hearts and praying for a full recovery.' Violence of any kind is wrong those who commit it should be caught and punished. Joe Biden said: 'This cold-blooded shooting is unconscionable and the perpetrator must be brought to justice. who shared the footage, writing: 'Please pray for these two Sheriff Deputies.
The president tweeted: 'If they die, fast trial death penalty for the killer. He earlier called the shooter an 'animal' who needed to be 'hit hard' as the FBI was called in to help investigate. The two deputies, who have not been identified, are listed in a stable condition and a $100,000 reward has been offered to help track down the gunman as the manhunt intensifies.ĭetectives are pictured arriving at the scene of Saturday's shooting in Compton He then concludes, grinning: 'It's a wrap.' 'Somebody just ran up on the corner and bust on their a**, right through the window'. Two sheriffs shot in the face - they tripping. The smiling cameraman adds: 'It's going up. N***** just aired the police out,' he says. The video shows a convoy of patrol cars racing towards the scene, shortly before 7pm on Saturday night.Ĭrowds of people looked on as, sirens blazing, officers raced to help their wounded colleagues, who had been ambushed and shot at close range in Compton, Los Angeles. Published: 06:06 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 14 September 2020įootage has emerged showing the enormous police response to the shooting of two sheriffs deputies in Los Angeles and a man mocking the attack on the two officers.