Los Angeles:
Two Los Angeles police officers were shot at Sunday night while they drove their patrol car in what police are calling an “unprovoked attack.”
The officers from the LAPD’s 77th Division were responding to an unrelated call about 9:30 p.m. in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of South Los Angeles when two men allegedly fired several rounds in the direction of their patrol car, a local CW affiliate reported.
One of the officers reportedly returned fire toward the shooters, but it was unclear whether any suspects were hit. Neither officer was injured.
Police detained one man, whose name was not released, and recovered a weapon at the scene. A massive manhunt with at least 60 law enforcement personnel searched for a second suspect, who was not found. The search was called off Monday morning, the CW affiliate reported.
Though the motive is unclear, Capt. Carranza said officers were on “heightened awareness mode” amid rising anti-police sentiment.
DURHAM, NC
Durham police say a man fired shots at one of their officers Thursday night.
It happened in the area of Lakeland Street and Truman Street around 10 p.m.
A department spokesperson said Officer J.T. West was sitting in his marked patrol car working on a report when he saw two suspicious men coming up from behind his car near an abandoned apartment building.
West got out of his car to speak to the men, but before he could say a word, one of them pulled a handgun from his waistband and fired six shots at the officer. One of the bullets struck the police vehicle.
West returned fire, getting off two shots as he ran for cover across the street. West dove behind a staircase in the abandoned apartment complex, injuring his wrist as he fell.
West called for backup, and a police dog was called in to track the two suspects. The track ended on South Alston Street with no sign of the men.
Police say they don’t know if West’s bullets hit the gunman or the man with him. Area hospitals have been put on alert.
The man who fired the gun was described as a black male, 18 to 25 years old, approximately 6 feet tall with a skinny build. He was wearing an oversized black hoodie. The second suspect was described as a black male, 18 to 25 years old, 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall and weighing 180 to 200 pounds. He was wearing a light-colored jacket.
Officer West was treated at the hospital for his injured wrist and released.
The Left will be believing these are just ”lone wolves,” or crazy people.
Nothing to do with all the dog whistling by Obama/Holder/Sharpton/Jackson/deBlasio.