The LAPD on Friday released video of the ambush in April of one of their officers. The officer survived the attack. So did his assailant. The video — showing a gun battle between the suspect and the officer on the night of April 20th — is no less harrowing.
The officer is shown chasing the suspect and out of nowhere, another suspect shoots the officer at point blank range. It is both violent and vivid. CBS2/KCAL9’s Laurie Perez looked at the video and says it’s disturbing no matter how many times you see it. CBS2/KCAL9 showed the video — a combination of security camera footage and images from the officers’ body cameras — proceeded by a warning about its intensity… CBS News Los Angeles
