The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies - one the 31-year-old mother of a six-year-old boy, the other a 24-year-old man - were ambushed by an unknown man at 7pm on Saturday night while they sat in their patrol car at the Metro Blue Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Oak Street.
Both officers were shot in the head and underwent surgery. Both are currently in stable condition.
Police are still hunting the gunman and have offered $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
In response to the shootings, Lynwood city manager Jose Ometeotl, posted an image with the words 'chickens come home to roost' accompanied by a photo of Malcolm X.
Now the question is, will we begin to see the escalation of copy-cat shootings? Shortly after the shooting, a growing number of people begin to assemble and mock the officers that were shot. You could hear laughs and cheers as many took to their cell phones to record the incident. People were screaming "We don't won't cash rewards, We want police bodies". "Them Ni**** got aired out!!" and more anti-police cheers. It was literally a moment of celebration for those who are tired of seeing cops killing and shooting unarmed African Martyrs.
At the hospital, protesters begin blocking the entrance to the emergency room chanting "We Hope They Die!"
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