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A man is arrested and charged with attempted murder in the ambush shooting of two Compton police officers
Deonte Lee Murray, 36, was charged with two counts each of attempted murder of a peace officer and possession of a firearm by a felon. Murray allegedly shot two deputies in the Compton attack on September 12
The cops were shot multiple times as they sat inside their patrol car outside the Metro Blue Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Oak Street
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and DA Jackie Lacey said Wednesday the suspected gunman was in police custody and they believe he acted alone
Authorities said Murray 'hates police officers and wants them dead'
Murray was first arrested back on September 15 in Lynwood after a huge eight-hour armed standoff involving an LA SWAT team
Cops said he was arrested over an armed carjacking on September 1 where a male victim, 51, was shot in the leg and his car stolen
Villanueva at the time denied his arrest was also connected to the cop ambush but police confirmed Wednesday the two incidents were related
The sheriff's department said a gun discarded by Murray during the September 15 incident was the same one used to shoot the two cops
The black Mercedes Benz the gunman used to flee from the shooting of the two deputies is also allegedly the same vehicle stolen in the September 1 carjacking
Murray pleaded not guilty in his arraignment Wednesday and will appear back in court on November 17
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...pton-cops.html
Deonte Lee Murray, 36, was charged with two counts each of attempted murder of a peace officer and possession of a firearm by a felon. Murray allegedly shot two deputies in the Compton attack on September 12
The cops were shot multiple times as they sat inside their patrol car outside the Metro Blue Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Oak Street
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and DA Jackie Lacey said Wednesday the suspected gunman was in police custody and they believe he acted alone
Authorities said Murray 'hates police officers and wants them dead'
Murray was first arrested back on September 15 in Lynwood after a huge eight-hour armed standoff involving an LA SWAT team
Cops said he was arrested over an armed carjacking on September 1 where a male victim, 51, was shot in the leg and his car stolen
Villanueva at the time denied his arrest was also connected to the cop ambush but police confirmed Wednesday the two incidents were related
The sheriff's department said a gun discarded by Murray during the September 15 incident was the same one used to shoot the two cops
The black Mercedes Benz the gunman used to flee from the shooting of the two deputies is also allegedly the same vehicle stolen in the September 1 carjacking
Murray pleaded not guilty in his arraignment Wednesday and will appear back in court on November 17
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...pton-cops.html
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