2 gunmen open fire on Los Angeles police car

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2 gunmen open fire on Los Angeles police car
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men opened fire on a police car patrolling a tough part of Los Angeles, but the two officers inside were not injured and one was able to shoot back, authorities said Monday. One of the suspects was later arrested and the other is on the loose.

The shooting occurred amid heightened tensions over attacks on police elsewhere in the U.S. after grand juries declined to indict white officers in the killings of unarmed black men.

Police have not yet determined a motive for the Sunday night shooting in South Los Angeles — an area plagued by gang violence — but said there were no indications it was linked to other attacks on police in the country.

"It was a complete unprovoked attack," LAPD Deputy Chief Bob Green said initially. "They were just driving on the street, and somebody struck out and tried to kill two policemen."

However, Green later said police also were looking into whether the officers might have driven into an ongoing incident and were inadvertently fired at.

"Last night the initial assessment, based on the reaction of officers and the adrenaline factor, was they were getting ambushed, but, you know, things change and it takes a lot to investigate this," Green said.

Officers arrested one man shortly after the attack. Christopher Taylor, 18, was booked on suspicion of shooting at an unoccupied vehicle.

An hours-long search followed for the other man, but he remained at large. Police found a handgun and rifle at the scene, and were looking for video evidence and conducting interviews to determine details such as why and how the shooting occurred.

The two officers were responding to an unrelated radio call and driving slowly in a neighborhood when they saw two men on a sidewalk and the flash of a rifle being fired, police said.

The officers stopped their car, and one got out and returned fire as the men fled. Police found one suspect, uninjured, a short time later along with a rifle and another weapon.

Police searched the neighborhood throughout the night for the other suspect, warning nearby residents to stay in their homes. Police stopped the search early Monday after the suspect was not found.

Chief Charlie Beck said at a news conference Monday that he was concerned that people might be targeting officers but added that the neighborhood had been marred by gang violence during the past several months and there had been a significant number of gang shootings.

The shooting comes as protesters in California and across the country have rallied for weeks against police killings of unarmed black men in Missouri and New York.

The killing of two New York City officers in their patrol car has departments on edge across the country.

The New York gunman ambushed the officers then killed himself after posting threats online, including references to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York City. Both were killed by white officers.


-- (c) Associated Press 2014-12-30

[iReason]

" Two men opened fire on a police car patrolling a tough part of Los Angeles..."

"Christopher Taylor, 18, was booked on suspicion of shooting at an unoccupied vehicle."

[ezzra]

'Police have not yet determined a motive for the Sunday night shooting in South Los Angeles'

I'll give it to ya, it is a big mystery indeed... or better yet, ask De Balsio, he might have a clue...

[Wat dee]

Natives fighting back!

[bendejo]

Are all shooting incidents in the US now going to be international news?

[maidee]

ROBOCOP, but in real, i mean, the shooting at the police seems to HIT OFF

[ggt]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

[Ulysses G.]

"some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians..."

The black community have a violent crime rate 8 times higher than whites. This is just situation normal, but the media are focusing on every single incident.

Edited December 30, 2014 by Ulysses G.

[sabaii69]

Are all shooting incidents in the US now going to be international news?

I believe there are other places where they are shooting more.........let's see....Syria, Iraq, etc. But just two shots there don't make no show.

[sabaii69]

If you don't have a gun in the Inglewood area of L.A. the 7-11 will rent you one.

[HerbalEd]

Are all shooting incidents in the US now going to be international news?

No.

[vijer]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

The only problem is that the citizens should be targeting the officers who got away with murder, this would be better incentive for other officers to behave in the public interests. If it happened to my family I would find the cop after things settled down, he would still be alive but would be missing his hands.

[2fishin2]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

The only problem is that the citizens should be targeting the officers who got away with murder, this would be better incentive for other officers to behave in the public interests. If it happened to my family I would find the cop after things settled down, he would still be alive but would be missing his hands.

Yes mom you were 100% correct there really are adult stupid people in the world like this....I hope you didnt leave any children behind. Lets just have the wild wild west, no laws, no restrictions....dont like somebody just blow them away or cut their hands off. SMH

[F430murci]

In Florida also.

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Three gunshots were fired at two deputies early Sunday while they were monitoring traffic at an intersection, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/two-pasco-deputies-fired-upon-early-sunday-in-dade-city/2211669

Edited December 30, 2014 by F430murci

[H1w4yR1da]

The only problem is that the citizens should be targeting the officers who got away with murder

Which officers 'got away with murder' exactly?

You obviously know more than the relevent grand juries. Care to enlighten us on your insider knowledge?

[F430murci]

Natives fighting back!

Darwinism can be a good thing. These guys are just ensuring their removal from society (in a bag or off to jail) and swaying public opinion in favor of the police, but they are too ignorant to see it. I feel sorry for the cops out there right now. Their difficult jobs just got more difficult. Those working in war zone black neighborhoods are damned if the dead and potentially dead if they don't.

[jomcondo]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

this is true.

there is extreme behaviour on both sides......the cops as you have mentioned & the thugs refusing to obey orders.

[F430murci]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

this is true.

there is extreme behaviour on both sides......the cops as you have mentioned & the thugs refusing to obey orders.

Lol, maybe we should unarm the cops and tech them the fine art if using commands like "please, pretty please, and pretty please with a cherry on top" hand your gun over and get down in the ground.

Reminds me of the movie "Demolition Man."

Why are cops in edge? A few days ago a rookie cop in Arizona was shot in the face and died in the hospital when attempting to pat down a suspect.

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Bentzen said the conversation between Smith and Stewart never became confrontational as they discussed the argument earlier in the day. When Stewart asked to pat down the suspect for any type of weapons, Smith, standing about 2 feet away, reached for a gun he had in his pocket and began firing at the officer, Bentzen said.

http://www.kpho.com/story/27715314/flagstaff-police-officer-dies-after-shootout

[Presto]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

this is true.

there is extreme behaviour on both sides......the cops as you have mentioned & the thugs refusing to obey orders.

Oh, the new normal is you have to obey orders or get killed? Put that into law please, would make it so much clearer.

[vijer]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

The only problem is that the citizens should be targeting the officers who got away with murder, this would be better incentive for other officers to behave in the public interests. If it happened to my family I would find the cop after things settled down, he would still be alive but would be missing his hands.

Yes mom you were 100% correct there really are adult stupid people in the world like this....I hope you didnt leave any children behind. Lets just have the wild wild west, no laws, no restrictions....dont like somebody just blow them away or cut their hands off. SMH

Not liking somebody and getting revenge are two different things. Yes as you can see the law has really done well by the cops who killed several innocent people. Great laws. Stop talking out of your butt.

[vijer]

The only problem is that the citizens should be targeting the officers who got away with murder

Which officers 'got away with murder' exactly?

You obviously know more than the relevent grand juries. Care to enlighten us on your insider knowledge?

Each cop that didn't get indicted got away with murder. Just because the grand juries didn't indict doesn't mean the cops aren't guilty, it only means they don't have enough evidence(sometimes) to convince the grand jury. The cops started shooting to kill, no leg shots no, tasers, just empty your gun into the guy holding a plastic gun or no gun at all.

Autopsy reveals LAPD shot unarmed black man Ezell Ford in back, side, arm

When even video evidence of another police killing doesn’t lead to indictments anymore, you know we need to upend this miscarriage of justice

Edited December 30, 2014 by vijer

[OMGImInPattaya]

Cops are now learning what it's like to be indiscriminately terrorized by people with guns. Maybe they'll learn to change their ways but I doubt it.

[Trouble]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

"punish the police for their brutality towards civilians" So just get even by shooting any police officer at random. Using this kind of logic the next time a minority shoots and kills a white person, we should just pick any minority member at random and shoot him/her whether or not they had any involvement in the incident.

[OMGImInPattaya]

The only problem is that the citizens should be targeting the officers who got away with murder

Which officers 'got away with murder' exactly?

You obviously know more than the relevent grand juries. Care to enlighten us on your insider knowledge?

The over 5000 of them who have killed unarmed civilians over the past decade would be a good place to start.

[F430murci]

Lol, glad some of you are in Thailand or a far away place . . . or perhaps that is why you are in Thailand or a far away place.

[cookee68]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

Well when you are part of the biggest gang in the world, it comes with the job, get over it

[cookee68]

The police culture of protecting their own...even when they cause an unnecessary civilian death...using cover-ups and insider bargaining is causing a backlash...not just in the black community...but some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians...

Please you ex-law enforcement officers do not try to justify these crimes...there is amply video evidence of people being stomped and beaten with clubs while down on the ground and handcuffed...women included...should make you proud...hum?

The only problem is that the citizens should be targeting the officers who got away with murder, this would be better incentive for other officers to behave in the public interests. If it happened to my family I would find the cop after things settled down, he would still be alive but would be missing his hands.

Yes mom you were 100% correct there really are adult stupid people in the world like this....I hope you didnt leave any children behind. Lets just have the wild wild west, no laws, no restrictions....dont like somebody just blow them away or cut their hands off. SMH

Sorry man but this comes down to instinct.

Of course we don't run around killing everyone that we don't like but in my humble opinion there are many people in the world who gravitate towards any position that allows them to bully other people.

On the other hand there are some people who have just been bullied way too much.

I don't know if you have ever been bullied before but when the time comes that you can do something then you don't play patty cake with these people. You get in hard and fast and ERADICATE and TERMINATE.

This applies equally to police and the public. It is a people thing.

Of course we should respect the uniform and what it represents but when they put terrorists into the uniform then it becomes exceedingly difficult.

If you are being bullied, then you and you alone should put a stop to it, not other people who have nothing to do with it, then it becomes a gang thing, and a cowards way out,just like the majority of Thai cardboard cut out gangsters,

[cookee68]

"some members of the black community have decided to do what the Justice Department is failing to do...punish the police for their brutality towards civilians..."

The black community have a violent crime rate 8 times higher than whites. This is just situation normal, but the media are focusing on every single incident.

What a true fact, hence the reason more black people are mentioned in attacks,

[Boon Mee]

Well, looks like Al Sharpton's & Obama's Hate Speech is producing more fruit, eh?

Man tries to run over Pa. police, shot dead.

“A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/30/man-tries-to-run-over-police-shot-dead/

[H1w4yR1da]

Well, looks like Al Sharpton's & Obama's Hate Speech is producing more fruit, eh?

Man tries to run over Pa. police, shot dead.

“A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/30/man-tries-to-run-over-police-shot-dead/

Good! One less mutt in muttland.

Shocking to read some posters on this thread applauding the killing of cops because apparently they killed 'innocent' people.

These same posters think thieving gangbanger Michael Brown was innocent, I bet.