LAPD officers shot
LAPD officers shot, Los Angeles police are hunting for gunmen who shot at two plainclothes officers Sunday in the intersection where LAPD cops shot and killed an unarmed black man last year, officials said.
The two unnamed cops sustained minor injuries during the “targeted” shootout at the corner of 65th St. and Broadway, Det. Meghan Aguilar told the Los Angeles Times,
That intersection is where Ezell Ford was shot and killed last year, CBS Los Angeles reported. The unarmed diagnosed schizophrenic was cooperating with officers and was on the ground when he was shot last August, his family said.
Ford's death triggered racially charged tension in the community. Protesters demanded justice for the 25-year-old, and a group of rappers threatened to avenge the shooting.
Police said the two cops were driving in an unmarked police car when a group of men shot at them around 5:45 p.m. Sunday. The cops returned fire. It’s not clear if the two officers were injured by bullets or debris, but both cops are expected to be OK.
“I heard like 20 shots, and then a bunch of police sirens,” 54-year-old Junior Moore, who was eating at a nearby burger joint, told the Los Angeles Times.Police detained several people at the scene, but they are still hunting for two possible gunmen. They are not sure if any of the suspects were injured in the shootout.It’s not clear if the Sunday shooting and that of Ford are linked.
Police have not released a motive, and Aguilar said the investigation is still in its preliminary stage.
The two unnamed cops sustained minor injuries during the “targeted” shootout at the corner of 65th St. and Broadway, Det. Meghan Aguilar told the Los Angeles Times,
That intersection is where Ezell Ford was shot and killed last year, CBS Los Angeles reported. The unarmed diagnosed schizophrenic was cooperating with officers and was on the ground when he was shot last August, his family said.
Ford's death triggered racially charged tension in the community. Protesters demanded justice for the 25-year-old, and a group of rappers threatened to avenge the shooting.
Police said the two cops were driving in an unmarked police car when a group of men shot at them around 5:45 p.m. Sunday. The cops returned fire. It’s not clear if the two officers were injured by bullets or debris, but both cops are expected to be OK.
“I heard like 20 shots, and then a bunch of police sirens,” 54-year-old Junior Moore, who was eating at a nearby burger joint, told the Los Angeles Times.Police detained several people at the scene, but they are still hunting for two possible gunmen. They are not sure if any of the suspects were injured in the shootout.It’s not clear if the Sunday shooting and that of Ford are linked.
Police have not released a motive, and Aguilar said the investigation is still in its preliminary stage.
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