![]() The county's Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday that it was adding $25,000 to the reward, noting that the deputies were working for Metro's Transit Services Bureau at the time of the shooting. RELATED: LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenges Lebron James to match reward money for gunman who ambushed two deputies "This surgeon from Wyoming wants everyone to know that this horrific attack didn't just affect those in Los Angeles, but it affected everyone in the United States who care about our law enforcement officers." "I am honored & pleased to announce that a surgeon who personally knows how difficult & long the recovery will be for the two deputies, has donated $50,000 from his own funds," the sheriff tweeted Wednesday. Villanueva, speaking at the board meeting, said the reward had been matched and exceeded by private donors. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors formally ratified a $100,000 reward offer Tuesday. The sheriff's department initially offered a $100,000 reward in the investigation. You can see his hand is also covered in blood. Her patrol partner is kneeling behind a pillar. The image shows the female deputy standing with her uniform soaked in blood. "We continue doing a very wide-scale search and investigation on who is responsible for the ambush, and we're chasing all leads," Villanueva said.Ī screen capture from the surveillance video (it may be graphic for some viewers) shows the two deputies moments after they were riddled with bullets as both deputies were waiting for help to arrive. And he is (an) extremely dangerous person, and thankfully, he was arrested without incident - without, at least, anybody being injured. So that, itself, is going to necessitate the higher bail. ![]() "And he actually shot the victim with an AR-15, and stole the vehicle. "(He) was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, and carjacking," Villanueva said. The sheriff did not directly address the latter part of the question. RELATED: 'They were ambushed by a coward': LA County Sheriff Villanueva provides update on deputies shot in Compton "Negotiators and specialists were involved but sadly, the gunman has passed away at the end of the day, but thankfully those people are safe."Ĭommissioner Carroll said an ethical standards investigation into the matter had commenced.Villanueva was asked why that suspect - Deonte Murray, 36 - was being held on $2 million bail, and if the suspect was related to the deputies' shooting. "Siege situations are extraordinarily difficult to deal with … Those people were kept safe and thankfully, they are obviously safe now, but it went for a number of hours," she said. The Commissioner said police were able to separate those being held from the alleged gunman for a duration of the stand-off. Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll told ABC Radio Brisbane the situation was delicate. ![]() No-one else was injured as a result of the incident and the five people who were caught in the siege have given statements to police. He was then transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition and was pronounced dead a short time later. Police will allege that at approximately 7:30pm the man raised a firearm at officers and was shot. ![]() However five members of the public remained inside the premises but in a separate room to the man.Įmergency services vehicles were also on stand-by at a nearby petrol station. Police negotiators were called in at 3pm as surrounding businesses were evacuated and an exclusion zone was set up on Compton Road. The siege had taken place at a business on Compton Road, Stretton and lasted almost six hours, beginning shortly after 1:00pm. The Ethical Standards Command is investigating the shooting with the assistance of the Crime and Corruption Commission.
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