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And that evening, I said we will find this man. 'These acts and that day, I will not forget it, and it represents the worst in humanity and it shocked the whole nation. 'This cowardly ambush was followed by bystanders celebrating and cheering that the deputies had been shot, and that followed at the hospital - the sanctity, the quiet sanctity of the hospital - with protesters cheering and chanting for the deputies to die,' Villanueva said. 'We saw the worst of humanity - a cowardly act where a suspect ambushed and shot and attempted to kill two of our deputies,' said Sheriff Alex Villanueva. 'Despite being critically injured, the deputies valiantly cared for each other's wounds and safety, communicated their location and plight to others, and tactically prepared for another attack,' according to a statement from the department.Ī reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect had increased to more than $600,000. Surveillance video showed the suspect approaching the patrol vehicle from behind, walking up to the passenger side of the vehicle, pulling out a handgun and firing through the passenger side window. RELATED: Two LASD deputies shot at Compton train station, search for suspect underway 12 at the Metro A (Blue) Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Palmer Street. Forensics was then able to link that gun to the deputy-involved shooting. When they tried to stop the suspect in the carjacking he fled, throwing a gun out the window. Investigators say they were able to tie the vehicle the suspect fled in to a carjacking two weeks prior.

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Download for iOS or Android.Īs the two deputies were being treated at the hospital, condolences came in from all over the world. Get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. 'As the investigation progressed, we gathered sufficient evidence to substantiate not only the arrest but the filing of criminal charges in this case.'' 'Additionally, bringing the public focus on him at that point of the investigation may have influenced the pending witness interviews and further compromised the mission of solving the attempted murder of the deputies,' he said. However, there was insufficient evidence to support an arrest, much less a criminal filing for the charge of attempted murder on a peace officer and to label him in the media as the person responsible,' the sheriff's homicide captain said. 'We knew that he was a violent offender, was accused of stealing a black Mercedes-Benz and lived in the area. RELATED: Carjacking suspect in custody after hours-long standoff in Lynwood At which time, the sheriff's department told FOX 11 that the arrest was not related to the ambush shooting. He was arrested two weeks ago in connection with an armed-carjacking in Lynwood. Murray is a convicted felon, according to Wegener.