Suspect charged in Compton shooting ambush of two deputies
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced charges Wednesday morning against a suspect accused of shooting two county sheriff’s deputies in a parked patrol car in Compton earlier this month, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Deonte Lee Murray, 36, was taken into custody on September 15, and is facing attempted murder charges for the shooting, which harmed two deputies, a 31-year-old woman and 24-year-old man, who have not been identified by the LA County Sheriff’s Department. They have both since been released from the hospital following surgery.
The shooting was captured on surveillance video. At the time of the incident, Sheriff Alex Villanuera said Murray was also suspected in an armed carjacking, and he was charged with felony carjacking, robbery and assault and brought in after a lengthy standoff on Sept. 15.
