The Sheriff's Department reported that the shooting occurred about 7 p.m. near the Blue Line station at 275 Willowbrook Avenue.
Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were in the hospital fighting for their lives after being shot Saturday evening in Compton, authorities said.
The Sheriff’s Department reported that the shooting occurred about 7 p.m. near the Blue Line station at 275 Willowbrook Ave. “They are both still fighting for their lives, so please keep them in your thoughts and prayers,” a post on the department’s Twitter account said. Three law enforcement sources told The Times that the deputies were sitting in their patrol car when they were both shot. At least one of the deputies was shot in the face, the sources said.No further details were immediately available, and it unclear of detectives have identified a suspect.Metro has split policing duties
of its 1,433-mile service area — including 93 rail stations and nearly 14,000 bus stops — among three agencies: The Los Angeles Police Department, which patrols buses, trains and stations in the city of L.A.; the Long Beach police, who work at eight Blue Line stations; and the Sheriff’s Department, which patrols the rest of the system.
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