Shocking New Update In The Case Of Two Deputies Ambushed And Shot

Earlier this month two Los Angeles County deputies were ambushed and shot while sitting in their patrol car and a suspect has finally been taken into custody for the crime.

The man being accused of the shooting is Dante Lee Murray, 36. He is being charged with attempted murder.

Murray was taken into custody after a long standoff three days after he shot the deputies however the events leading up to his arrest were unrelated to the near-fatal shooting.

The two young deputies where were shot in the face and head while sitting in their patrol car near Compton Metro Station. They both immediately underwent surgery and have since been released from the hospital. 

Murray had been suspected of gang ties and at the time of his arrest, he was charged with one felony count carjacking second-degree robbery and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. The charges also include allegations of associations with a criminal street gang and discharging a rifle inflicting great bodily injury.

The senseless shooting was caught on surveillance video and shows the suspect in dark clothes walking up the pathway near Compton’s Blue Line Station and approaching the park patrol vehicle. The person in the video was then seen walking right up to the passenger side window of the vehicle when he raised his gun, open fire, and ran back the way he came.

Several moments later the passenger door of the patrol vehicle can be seen opening and a deputy stumbles out with their hand on their head. Then the driver side door opens and one of the wounded deputies says, “ Compton pax deputies down.”

One of the deputies managed to help her partner out of the cruiser to hide behind a concrete pillar in case the attacker returned. She was able to apply a tourniquet to her partner’s arm to stop the bleeding.

LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said of the attack, “They became victims of a violent crime for one reason – they were doing their job and they were wearing a badge,” and added that the charges could be amended if there is evidence that the attack was done to benefit a gang.

It is Villanueva’s belief hate you towards police officers is growing and there are “people who have such a deep-seated hatred against law enforcement that they’re just willing to kill anybody unprovoked.”