Murray, who was ordered held in jail on $6.15 million, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted, Lacey added. Murray pleaded not guilty to the charges, and a preliminary hearing has been set for Oct. Murray was arraigned on Wednesday in the Compton branch of Los Angeles Superior Court on two counts of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, according to a statement from Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. Officials claimed that at the time of Murray's arrest they didn't know for sure he was the alleged gunman. But when he was arrested, sheriff's officials told reporters that Murray was not the suspect in the shooting of the deputies and that the search for that gunman, which prompted a reward that soared to $675,000 with private donations, was ongoing.ĭuring Wednesday's news conference, Villanueva faced numerous questions about why his agency initially ruled out Murray as the ambush suspect. 15, when he was arrested in connection with an alleged carjacking and a 10-hour standoff with police in the Lynwood section of Los Angeles, sheriff's officials said. And I can report today, we have found our suspect.'' And that evening, I said we will find this man. "These acts and that day, I will not forget it, and it represents the worst in humanity and it shocked the whole nation. "This cowardly ambush was followed by bystanders celebrating and cheering that the deputies had been shot, and that followed at the hospital - the sanctity, the quiet sanctity of the hospital - with protesters cheering and chanting for the deputies to die,'' Villanueva said. 12 surprise attack showed "the worst of humanity - a cowardly act where a suspect ambushed and shot and attempted to kill two of our deputies.'' Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced the arrest during a news conference on Wednesday, saying the Sept. Thinking he was reaching for the gun, deputies fired, according to the statement.A suspect has been arrested in the brazen ambush shooting that left two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies severely wounded, authorities said.Īuthorities identified the suspect as 36-year-old Deonte Murray. A black semiautomatic handgun fell to the ground when Kizzee dropped his jacket. When the deputies encountered him a few blocks away, the department said, Kizzee punched a deputy in the face.
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Hours earlier, at least 200 people gathered to protest the fatal shooting of Kizzee, a Black man who was riding a bicycle when deputies attempted to stop him for an unspecified code violation. The Sheriff's Department said in a statement that Kizzee abandoned the bike and fled on foot when he saw a sheriff's cruiser make a U-turn and head toward him. Video shows Kizzee running from deputies: Was he killed 'in cold blood?' “We have a very, very generic description,” he said. Kent Wegener said officers were blanketing the area in search of the suspect. President Donald Trump posted the video from the shooting on Twitter, commenting: "Animals that must be hit hard!"īoth the wounded deputies graduated from the academy 14 months ago, Villanueva said. Huang, cited for obstruction, was released Sunday morning. Video by ABC7 shows about five officers holding Huang to the ground as they handcuff her before taking her to a patrol car. She wearing a lanyard with a press credential, the outlet said. In the video, Huang repeatedly identified herself as a journalist and can be heard yelling, "You're hurting me," LAist reported.
LAist reported that Huang's phone continued to film after it was knocked out of her hand. The woman, later identified as Josie Huang, a public radio reporter for KPCC and LAist, did not identify herself as a member of the media and did not have proper press credentials, the statement said. "During his arrest, a struggle ensued at which time a female adult ran towards the deputies, ignored repeated commands to stay back as they struggled with the male and interfered with the arrest." "A male adult protester refused to comply and cooperate," the department said in a statement. Two people were arrested, including someone later determined to be a member of the media. Deputies issued a dispersal order for the "unlawful assembly" of the protesters for blocking the hospital's emergency entrance and exits, the Sheriff's Department said.