CA - Two LA County sheriff's deputies, in cruiser, ambushed & shot, Compton, 12 Sept 2020 *arrest*

[lonetraveler]

They're definitely not pushing for peace and harmony. Seems like segregation mixed with some anarchy. MOO

BBM: Sounds a lot like the White Supremist Groups doesn't it.

 

[dotr]

Sept 24 2020
Compton Leaders Add $10,000 to Reward for Capture of Gunman Who Shot Deputies
''Compton's reward will be added to the cumulative reward fund, which has now reached over $600,000. ''

''No new information was released about the manhunt. Both deputies have been released from the hospital, but officials say they face a long recovery.

Anyone with information on the case can call the sheriff's tip line at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be left for L.A. Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or at lacrimestoppers.org.''

 

[JudgeJoe]

Reporter arrested at hospital the night of the shooting will not be prosecuted.
Los Angeles D.A. will not prosecute KPCC reporter arrested after shooting of sheriff's deputies

 

[GoBuckeyes]

BBM: Sounds a lot like the White Supremist Groups doesn't it.

Not at all. WS seem to shoot when LE go onto their property. But there's enough hate groups out there and people pushing for anarchy, that if you look long enough you're bound to find every race, creed, and color represented.

 

[Rocco]

Reporter arrested at hospital the night of the shooting will not be prosecuted.
Los Angeles D.A. will not prosecute KPCC reporter arrested after shooting of sheriff's deputies

Good to hear she won't be prosecuted. Sounds like maybe the police over reacted.

Perhaps LE is frustrated with not being able to to determine who the actual press people are as opposed to the live streamers who write the word 'press' on their shirt or helmet and expect to be treated like Walter Cronkite. Anyone filming with a phone is probably suspect and many of them are getting in the way of LE doing their jobs. MOO

 

[JoeFromLB]

Finally, an arrest and charges!!

Suspect arrested in ambush shooting of two LASD deputies in Compton

LOS ANGELES - The suspect accused of shooting two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies during an ambush in Compton has been arrested, authorities announced Wednesday.

Deonte Lee Murray, 36, of Compton, was charged with two counts each of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer and possession of a firearm by a felon, District Attorney Jackie Lacey said.

 

[Dawookie]

Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder in Attack on Two Deputies Seated in Patrol SUV – NBC Los Angeles

And it turns out the guy arrested in the standoff is the suspect and has been charged

 

[JudgeJoe]

Finally, an arrest and charges!!

Suspect arrested in ambush shooting of two LASD deputies in Compton

LOS ANGELES - The suspect accused of shooting two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies during an ambush in Compton has been arrested, authorities announced Wednesday.

Deonte Lee Murray, 36, of Compton, was charged with two counts each of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer and possession of a firearm by a felon, District Attorney Jackie Lacey said.

Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder in Attack on Two Deputies Seated in Patrol SUV – NBC Los Angeles

And it turns out the guy arrested in the standoff is the suspect and has been charged

Fantastic! Glad they got him! I wonder if anyone will get any portion of that GIANT reward fund. Or if it was 100% good, old-fashioned investigation...

 

[dotr]

Trying (unsuccessfully) to find a full length pic of the suspect, to see how he really looks compared to the gun shooting pic. rbbm.
Arrest made in ambush shooting of two Los Angeles deputies
"The carjacking suspect's photograph, when compared to the suspect's image in the surveillance video of the attempted murder, strengthened the possibility that he was involved."

''On Sept. 15, days after the deputies were shot, authorities located Murray in a Toyota and attempted to stop him, but he fled and a pursuit ensued. During that pursuit, Murray tossed a pistol from his car.''

''Authorities believe Murray acted alone in the shooting of the deputies. Wegener did not suggest a possible motive for the attack, telling reporters, "other than the fact that he obviously hates policemen and he wants them dead."

 

[almagata]

This is an interesting article about the license plate reader databases that are available to LA law enforcement.
The LACSO could track that car all over LA with this data for years. Most certainly, there were cameras near a transit center.

Once the car was identified, they could pull up the data for every camera it was near going back in time.

If You Drive in Los Angeles, Police Can Track Your Every Move

 

[JudgeJoe]

This is an interesting article about the license plate reader databases that are available to LA law enforcement.
The LACSO could track that car all over LA with this data for years. Most certainly, there were cameras near a transit center.

Once the car was identified, they could pull up the data for every camera it was near going back in time.

If You Drive in Los Angeles, Police Can Track Your Every Move

And not just in LA. From your link:

“The analysis was made possible by software provided by Palantir, Peter Thiel’s shadowy intelligence startup. The LAPD was one of Palantir’s first local law enforcement customers, after it had cut its teeth on Pentagon, CIA, and NSA contracts...

ALPR systems are now widely used by law enforcement in the US and around the world. Surveys collected by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2013 found that 93 percent of police departments in cities with 1 million or more people used ALPR. Even half the departments serving towns as small as 25,000 people have ALPR. One ALPR company, Vigilant Solutions, claims that it carries out over a billion license plate scans each year.”

I’m happy when tech gets the bad guys. Not happy when these companies start selling this info to private sector. At least it worked in this case. Finding it hard to believe this perp acted alone- seems very gang driven. Imo, moo, jmo.

 

[LaborDayRN]

I'm so glad an arrest has been made. I hated to see this dangerous man walking around in public. I've been thinking of these two officers and their families often.

 

[MajorHoople]

And not just in LA. From your link:

“The analysis was made possible by software provided by Palantir, Peter Thiel’s shadowy intelligence startup. The LAPD was one of Palantir’s first local law enforcement customers, after it had cut its teeth on Pentagon, CIA, and NSA contracts...

ALPR systems are now widely used by law enforcement in the US and around the world. Surveys collected by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2013 found that 93 percent of police departments in cities with 1 million or more people used ALPR. Even half the departments serving towns as small as 25,000 people have ALPR. One ALPR company, Vigilant Solutions, claims that it carries out over a billion license plate scans each year.”

I’m happy when tech gets the bad guys. Not happy when these companies start selling this info to private sector. At least it worked in this case. Finding it hard to believe this perp acted alone- seems very gang driven. Imo, moo, jmo.

Vigilant Solutions was the name mentioned in the Joel Guy Jr. murder trial. They spotted him at least twice on the highway between Knoxville and Baton Rouge.

GUILTY - TN - Lisa, 55, & Joel Guy Sr, 61, brutally dismembered, Knoxville, 25 Nov 2016 *Son Arrested*