California cop killed in shootout with gangbanger
- 7 years ago
WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA — A police officer was killed and a second was injured in a shootout with a suspected gang member in Whittier, California on Monday.
The officers were responding to a traffic accident involving the unnamed suspect, 26, who was driving a stolen car. The suspect had fatally shot another man just hours earlier in East Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
When the officers attempted to pat the alleged gunman down, he opened fire at close range with a semiautomatic pistol.
A shootout ensued, which resulted in the death of officer Keith Boyer, 53, a 27-year veteran of the police force.
The gunman was also injured, but is expected to survive.
According to police, the alleged gang member was out on parole and had been released from prison early under new laws that aim to reduce incarcerations in California.
The officers were responding to a traffic accident involving the unnamed suspect, 26, who was driving a stolen car. The suspect had fatally shot another man just hours earlier in East Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
When the officers attempted to pat the alleged gunman down, he opened fire at close range with a semiautomatic pistol.
A shootout ensued, which resulted in the death of officer Keith Boyer, 53, a 27-year veteran of the police force.
The gunman was also injured, but is expected to survive.
According to police, the alleged gang member was out on parole and had been released from prison early under new laws that aim to reduce incarcerations in California.