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Compton shooting update12/28/2023 Police identified Murray as the carjacking suspect and arrested him September 15, Lacey’s office said. The carjacking happened September 1, when Murray allegedly shot the owner of a Mercedes-Benz in the leg with a high-powered rifle before stealing the car, Lacey’s office said in a statement. Murray has been in our custody for several weeks, but he was just identified as the suspect in the shooting this morning, therefore it is odd these allegations of mistreatment only surfaced after that public identification,” Assistant Sheriff Bruce Chase said in a statement to CNN. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said “deputies always treat everyone in our care and custody with the same professionalism, regardless of their charges.” “It’s like you’re being housed by the victim’s family.”Ī motion to have Murray moved to an alternate location was denied. “He’s being harassed night and day,” Keenan said. Murray says he’s being denied food, and deputies are threatening him, the lawyer said. His attorney, Jack Keenan, had no comment on Wednesday’s attempted murder charges but said his client is concerned about his safety. If convicted, Murray faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison. “They became victims of a violent crime for one reason: They were doing their job, and they were wearing a badge,” Lacey said.Ī judge set Murray’s bail at $6.155 million, and he is expected back in court November 17. Surveillance video shows a gunman walking up to the passenger door of their squad car, opening fire and running away. Transit Center, set off a massive manhunt, as the wounded law enforcement officers underwent surgery and recovered in a hospital. The September 12 ambush on the two deputies, who were sitting in their car outside the Martin Luther King Jr. He was arrested earlier this month and charged with shooting a man during a carjacking, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said. The man suspected of shooting two deputies outside a Compton, California, transit station pleaded not guilty to two attempted murder charges at an arraignment Wednesday, his attorney and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said.ĭeonte Murray, 36, of Compton was already in custody in a separate case when police identified him as the suspect in the deputies’ shooting.
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