A police officer in California was killed in the line of duty as he was attempting to assess a traffic accident. A second officer was also injured in the shootout and the suspect was shot by a police officer:
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE – A California police officer was killed and another wounded in a shooting Monday while they were trying to help a man who had been in a traffic accident in Whittier, officials said.
The two city police officers had responded to a report of a traffic accident and approached the vehicle when they were shot, said Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Police returned fire, wounding the suspect. His name was not released, and his condition was not immediately available. The slain officer’s name was not released.
The wounded officer remains in stable condition, said Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Corina said police had not yet identified the suspect but believe he is a gang member who the officers did not know. Investigators did not know why the suspect opened fire.
“We’re still looking into that,” Corina said. “We believe the car he was in has come back as a stolen car, so that I’m sure is one of the reasons.”
I don’t know if this was an ambush, but it sure looks that way. After all a guy steals a car, gets into an accident, and then starts shooting when the cops show up? And now we know he’s a gang member? It wouldn’t surprise me if this was in the name of Black Lives Matter.